Shloka 17
Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī
Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada
सुतैस्त्वभ्यंगकरणे पुनर्यौवनसंस्थितैः । षष्ट्यतीतां सुतोऽभ्यंगे नियुञ्जीत विचक्षणः ॥ १७ ॥
sutaistvabhyaṃgakaraṇe punaryauvanasaṃsthitaiḥ | ṣaṣṭyatītāṃ suto'bhyaṃge niyuñjīta vicakṣaṇaḥ || 17 ||
Khi những người con trai đã đến tuổi thanh xuân, họ nên thực hiện việc xức dầu (abhyaṅga). Một người con sáng suốt nên giúp đỡ trong việc xoa bóp cho người mẹ đã qua tuổi sáu mươi.
Narada (teaching traditional household dharma/ācāra)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames physical care of elders—especially one’s mother—as dharma: service (seva) expressed through a purifying daily rite (abhyaṅga), turning family duty into meritorious conduct.
While not directly prescribing a bhakti practice, it supports bhakti through seva and humility—serving one’s mother as a sacred obligation that cultivates compassion and selflessness, qualities essential to devotional life.
It highlights ritualized daily conduct (ācāra) aligned with dharma—how a bodily practice like abhyaṅga becomes part of disciplined living; it is closer to kalpa-style practical observance than to grammar or astrology.