Shloka 72

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

विश्वस्तघातके चापि मृतवत्साप्रदोग्धरि । ददामीति द्विजाग्र्याय प्रतिश्रुत्य न दातरि ॥ ७२ ॥

Transliteration

viśvastaghātake cāpi mṛtavatsāpradogdhari | dadāmīti dvijāgryāya pratiśrutya na dātari || 72 ||

Translation

بھروسہ کرنے والے کو دھوکا دے کر ہلاک کرنے والا، مردہ بچھڑے والی گائے کو دوہنے والا، اور افضل برہمن سے ‘دوں گا’ کہہ کر وعدہ کر کے نہ دینے والا—ان پر بھی (گناہ/پرایشچت) لازم آتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• विश्वस्तघातके: in (the case of) a killer of the trusting
• विश्वस्तघातके: अधिकरण (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वस्त + घातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘trusting/unsuspecting’ + ‘killer’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• मृतवत्साप्रदोग्धरि: in (the case of) one who milks a cow whose calf is dead
• मृतवत्साप्रदोग्धरि: अधिकरण (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृतवत्सा + प्रदोग्धृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘having a dead calf’ (cow) + ‘milker’)

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यपरिसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• द्विजाग्र्याय: to an excellent brahmin
• द्विजाग्र्याय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘twice-born’ + ‘chief’)

• प्रतिश्रुत्य: having promised
• प्रतिश्रुत्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + श्रु (धातु) → प्रतिश्रुत्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्/क्त्वा-भाव)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having promised’

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• दातरि: in (the case of) a non-giver
• दातरि: अधिकरण (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दा (धातु) → दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘in/with respect to a giver’; here: ‘in (the case of) one who does not give’ (with न)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a dharma-list within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brahmin)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It equates betrayal of trust and breaking a promised gift with grave adharma, teaching that inner integrity (satya) and reliability are essential for spiritual merit.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti requires sincerity; one cannot claim devotion while harming the trusting or speaking false promises—ethical purity supports genuine Vishnu-bhakti in Purāṇic dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Not a Vedāṅga technique, but practical dharma-nīti: truthful speech, honoring commitments of dāna, and avoiding exploitative acts—core disciplines that uphold ritual and spiritual life.