Shloka 8
Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti
परैरुपहतां भूप नोपभुंजंति साधवः । षड्विधं नृप ते प्रोक्तं विद्वद्भिर्जीवघातनम् ॥ ८ ॥
parairupahatāṃ bhūpa nopabhuṃjaṃti sādhavaḥ | ṣaḍvidhaṃ nṛpa te proktaṃ vidvadbhirjīvaghātanam || 8 ||
Tâu Đại vương, bậc hiền thiện không thọ dụng vật gì do kẻ khác gây tổn hại mà có được. Tâu bậc trị vì, các bậc học giả đã dạy rằng việc sát hại (hay làm hại) chúng sinh có sáu loại.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada, addressed to the King in the narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that dharma begins with purity of livelihood and consumption: a sādhū avoids benefiting from harm, and recognizes violence as a nuanced, multi-fold fault that must be restrained.
Bhakti is supported by ethical discipline: devotion to Vishnu is not merely ritual, but includes refusing gains rooted in injury, cultivating compassion, and living in harmony with dharma.
Primarily Dharma-śāstra style applied ethics (not a technical Vedāṅga lesson): it gives a rule of conduct about what is fit to accept/consume, anticipating a classification of हिंसा (violence) into six forms.