Shloka 6
Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode
बीजनिर्वाषकः प्रोक्तः पिता राजेंद्र भूतले । जननी धारिणी क्लिष्टा वर्द्धने पालनेऽधिका ॥ ६ ॥
bījanirvāṣakaḥ proktaḥ pitā rājeṃdra bhūtale | jananī dhāriṇī kliṣṭā varddhane pālane'dhikā || 6 ||
হে রাজেন্দ্র! পৃথিবীতে পিতাকে কেবল বীজদাতা বলা হয়; কিন্তু জননী—যিনি গর্ভে ধারণ করে কষ্ট সহেন—পালন ও রক্ষণে অধিক মহান।
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"karuna","emotional_journey":"A sober, matter-of-fact definition of parental roles culminates in a quiet elevation of the mother due to her bearing, hardship, and protective nurture."}
FAQs
It grounds dharma in gratitude and right conduct: the mother’s sacrifice in bearing, suffering, and raising the child is highlighted as spiritually weighty, implying that honoring and serving one’s mother is a direct expression of dharma.
By training the heart in reverence, humility, and service—beginning with the mother who sustains life—this verse supports bhakti’s core discipline of seva (loving service), which later extends to devotion toward Vishnu and the saints.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharmic ethics for household life—recognizing roles, obligations, and the primacy of care (pālana) and nurturing (vardhana).