Shloka 87
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
तथैव चास्मन्मनसि नात्र चिन्त्यमतोऽन्यथा ।
किन्त्वावयोः स्वयं पित्रा प्रोक्तमेतन्महात्मना ॥
tathaiva cāsmanmanasi nātra cintyam ato 'nyathā / kintvāvayoḥ svayaṃ pitrā proktam etan mahātmanā
«هكذا هو الأمر حقًّا في أذهاننا؛ ولا شيء يُرتاب فيه على غير ذلك. غير أنّ هذا قد قيل لنا من أبينا نفسه، ذلك العظيمُ النفس.»
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FAQs
Dharma is often conveyed through lineage instruction: the princes ground their stance not in ego but in inherited counsel (pitṛ-vākya), a classic purāṇic validation of right conduct.
Vamśānucarita (lineage narrative) explicitly surfaces through mention of the father’s directive.
‘Father’ can also symbolize the prior cause/ground (kāraṇa) of one’s dharma; the verse gestures to alignment with a deeper originating principle rather than momentary impulse.