Shloka 12
कार्त्तिकेय-जन्मोपक्रमः
Prelude to the Birth of Kārttikeya/Skanda
आर्जवे वर्तमानस्य ब्राह्म॒ुण्यमभिजायते । गुणास्ते कीर्तिता: सर्वे कि भूय: श्रोतुमिच्छसि,जो “सरलता” नामक गुणमें प्रतिष्ठित है, उसे ब्राह्मणत्व प्राप्त हो जाता है। ब्रह्मन! इस प्रकार मैंने आपसे सम्पूर्ण गुणोंका वर्णन किया है, अब और क्या सुनना चाहते हैं?
ārjave vartamānasya brāhmaṇyam abhijāyate | guṇās te kīrtitāḥ sarve kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi ||
Wer in Geradheit (ārjava) verweilt, in dem entsteht wahres Brahmanentum. O Brāhmaṇa, ich habe dir alle Tugenden dargelegt; was willst du noch hören?
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Brahminhood is presented as an achieved ethical-spiritual quality: when a person is established in ārjava (straightforward sincerity), true brāhmaṇya arises. Virtue and conduct, not mere birth, are emphasized as the basis of spiritual stature.
The Vyādha concludes a section of instruction by stating that he has already enumerated the virtues and asks the brāhmaṇa what else he wishes to hear, signaling a transition from listing qualities to deeper inquiry or practical application.