Shloka 32
Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative
हनिष्यति प्रियं पुत्रं न भुङ्क्ते हरिवासरे । पुत्रस्य च प्रियायाश्च भावं प्रेक्ष्य नृपस्य च ॥ ३२ ॥
haniṣyati priyaṃ putraṃ na bhuṅkte harivāsare | putrasya ca priyāyāśca bhāvaṃ prekṣya nṛpasya ca || 32 ||
他将杀死自己挚爱的儿子，并在哈利瓦萨拉——奉献给哈利的圣日——不进食。又观察儿子、爱妻以及国王的心意与态度，遂依其情状而行。
Narada (teaching in a vrata/mahatmya narrative; traditional dialogue setting with Sanatkumara lineage assumed for this section)
Vrata: Harivāsara-vrata (fasting on Hari’s day; often aligned with Ekādaśī discipline though not explicitly named here)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It contrasts extreme wrongdoing (violence against one’s own beloved son) with outward religious observance (not eating on Harivāsara), implying that true dharma is not mere fasting but purity of intention (bhāva) and righteous conduct.
By invoking Harivāsara (a Viṣṇu-sacred observance), it points to bhakti practices like fasting; yet it also warns that devotion must be integrated with compassion and moral restraint, not performed as a superficial act.
Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implied through the vrata rule of abstaining from food on Harivāsara/Ekādaśī, emphasizing correct observance alongside ethical intent (bhāva).