Shloka 12
अरण्यकपर्व — मार्कण्डेयकथिते रामविजयः, सीताशुद्धिः, अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनवर्णनम्
Rāma’s victory, Sītā’s vindication, and return to Ayodhyā as told by Mārkaṇḍeya
पुलस्त्यो नाम तस्यासीन्मानसो दयित: सुतः । तस्य वैश्रवणो नाम गवि पुत्रो5भवत् प्रभु:
Pulastyo nāma tasyāsīn mānaso dayitaḥ sutaḥ | tasya Vaiśravaṇo nāma gavi putro 'bhavat prabhuḥ ||
তাঁর এক পরম প্রিয় মানসপুত্র ছিলেন পুলস্ত্য নামে। পুলস্ত্যের গৌ নামে পত্নীর গর্ভে বৈশ্রবণ নামে এক শক্তিমান পুত্র জন্ম নিল।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames power and status as arising within a sacred lineage, implying that authority (prabhu) should be understood alongside origin, duty, and rightful succession rather than mere force.
Mārkaṇḍeya recounts a genealogical link: Pulastya is introduced as a beloved mind-born son, and then Vaiśravaṇa is named as Pulastya’s powerful son born through his wife Gāu.