Shloka 40
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
यथा जारे पतिं त्यक्त्वा रता स्त्री स तथा नृपः । एवं व्यतिक्रमस्तस्य नृपतेर्भवति ध्रुवम् ॥ ४० ॥
yathā jāre patiṃ tyaktvā ratā strī sa tathā nṛpaḥ | evaṃ vyatikramastasya nṛpaterbhavati dhruvam || 40 ||
Như người đàn bà bỏ chồng mà quyến luyến kẻ tình nhân, cũng vậy, nhà vua khi bỏ bổn phận chính đáng sẽ như thế. Vì vậy, đối với vị vua ấy, sự vượt phạm dharma ắt hẳn xảy ra.
Narada (instructional voice within the Narada Purana’s dharma-nīti discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It warns that abandoning one’s svadharma (rightful duty) creates an inevitable fall into vyatikrama—moral and spiritual disorder—especially for leaders whose choices shape society.
By implication, bhakti is sustained by fidelity to dharma: when one “abandons the rightful lord” (duty and divine order) for lower attachments, devotion weakens and adharma becomes certain.
Not a direct Vedanga teaching; it is nīti-śāstra style dharma instruction—emphasizing rule-based conduct (ācāra) and the consequences of violating prescribed duty.