Shloka 22
नारदकथितं माधव्याः तपश्चर्या–ययातेः स्वर्गविचारः | Nārada on Mādhavī’s Asceticism and the Scrutiny of Yayāti in Heaven
जातो दानपति: पुत्रस्त्वया शूरस्तथापर: । सत्यधर्मरतक्षान्यो यज्वा चापि तथापर:
jāto dānapatiḥ putras tvayā śūras tathāparaḥ | satyadharmaratakṣānyo yajvā cāpi tathāparaḥ ||
Nārada sprach: „Von dir ist ein Sohn geboren, ein Herr der Freigebigkeit, und ein anderer, ein Held. Ein weiterer ist der Wahrheit und dem Dharma zugetan, und noch ein anderer ist auch ein Vollzieher von Opfern.“
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises a lineage by highlighting distinct virtues embodied by different sons—generosity, heroism, commitment to truth and dharma, forbearance, and sacrificial piety—implying that ethical excellence can manifest in multiple complementary forms.
Nārada is addressing a person (unnamed in this single verse) and enumerating the qualities of that person’s sons, presenting them as exemplary figures marked by specific moral and religious virtues.