Shloka 3
आरण्यकपर्वणि अध्यायः २१६ — इन्द्र-स्कन्द-संमुखता वज्रप्रहारश्च
Indra approaches Skanda; vajra strike and the arising of Viśākha
पतिशुश्रूषपरया दान्तया सत्यशीलया । मिथिलायां वसेद् व्याध: स ते धर्मान् प्रवक्ष्यति
patiśuśrūṣa-parayā dāntayā satyaśīlayā | mithilāyāṁ vased vyādhaḥ sa te dharmān pravakṣyati ||
قال ماركاندييا: «إن امرأةً باتيفراتا—مواظبةً على خدمة زوجها، ضابطةً لنفسها، ثابتةً على الصدق وحسن السيرة—قد بعثتك بهذه الرسالة: ‘اذهب إلى مِثيلا؛ فهناك يقيم صيّادٌ، وهو يبيّن لك شرائع الدارما، أيها البرهمن.’»
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is recognized through conduct—devoted service, self-restraint, and truthfulness—and true moral insight may come from unexpected sources, even a hunter by profession.
Mārkaṇḍeya reports that a devoted wife has directed the brāhmaṇa to travel to Mithilā, where a hunter lives who will instruct him in dharma.