Shloka 22
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
एषु सक्तोऽचिरात्पुत्र विनाशं याति पार्थिवः । त्वत्प्रसादादहं पुत्र मृगयाव्याजतोऽधुना ॥ २२ ॥
eṣu sakto'cirātputra vināśaṃ yāti pārthivaḥ | tvatprasādādahaṃ putra mṛgayāvyājato'dhunā || 22 ||
اے بیٹے، اِن دنیوی لذّتوں میں گرفتار بادشاہ بہت جلد ہلاکت کو پہنچتا ہے۔ تیری عنایت سے، اے بیٹے، میں اب شکار کے بہانے یہاں آیا ہوں۔
Unspecified (context suggests a father/elder addressing his son; commonly framed within Narada Purana dialogues narrated by Suta)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"Begins as sober counsel about the fragility of royal attachment and turns to a relieved, grateful admission of having arrived safely by the son's favor."}
FAQs
It warns that attachment (āsakti) to worldly aims quickly leads even a powerful ruler to downfall, implying that dharma and higher purpose—often fulfilled through tirtha-sevā and devotion—must govern a king’s life.
By criticizing worldly attachment and highlighting “grace” (prasāda), the verse points to a bhakti logic: progress comes through divine/saintly favor and a turning away from distractions toward sacred association and pilgrimage.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment (viveka) in Rajadharma—using conventional duties (like a hunt) as a socially acceptable pretext to pursue higher dharmic aims such as tirtha-yātrā and satsanga.