Shloka 33

Skanda–Mātṛgaṇa-janma: Kumārakāḥ, Kanyāgaṇāḥ, and the Vīrāṣṭaka (स्कन्द-मातृगण-सम्भवः)

Devanagari script

स तु गत्वा द्विज: सर्वा शुश्रूषां कृतवांस्तदा । मातापितृभ्यां वृद्धाभ्यां यथान्यायं सुशंसित:,घर जाकर उस ब्राह्मणने अपने माता-पिताकी सब प्रकारकी सेवा-शुश्रूषा की और उन बूढ़े माता-पिताने प्रसन्न होकर उसकी यथायोग्य प्रशंसा की

Transliteration

sa tu gatvā dvijaḥ sarvāṁ śuśrūṣāṁ kṛtavāṁs tadā | mātāpitṛbhyāṁ vृद्धābhyāṁ yathānyāyaṁ suśaṁsitaḥ ||

Translation

ثم إن ذلك البراهمي، لما عاد إلى بيته، أقبل على كل صنوف الخدمة والرعاية اليقِظة لأمّه وأبيه الشيخين. فسرّ الوالدان المسنّان به، وأثنيا عليه ثناءً يوافق الحقّ واللائق.

Word by Word

सःhe

तुbut/indeed

गत्वाhaving gone

द्विजःthe brahmin (twice-born)

सर्वाम्all/entire

शुश्रूषाम्service, attendance

कृतवान्did/performed

तदाthen

मातापितृभ्याम्by (his) mother and father

वृद्धाभ्याम्by the aged (two)

यथाas/according to

न्यायम्rule, propriety

सुशंसितःwell-praised

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

dvija (brahmin)

mātā (mother)

pitā (father)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is shown through śuśrūṣā—humble, sustained service to one’s aged parents; such conduct is ‘yathānyāya’ (in accord with propriety) and naturally earns rightful praise.

What is happening in the narrative?

Markandeya narrates that the brahmin returns home and diligently serves his elderly mother and father; satisfied, they commend him appropriately for his dutiful behavior.