Shloka 13
Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode
पितुरागतमात्रस्य संमुखं न सुतो व्रजेत् । स याति नरकं घोरं यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्द्दशा ॥ १३ ॥
piturāgatamātrasya saṃmukhaṃ na suto vrajet | sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ yāvadiṃdrāścaturddaśā || 13 ||
Wenn der Vater eben erst angekommen ist, soll der Sohn ihm nicht sogleich von Angesicht zu Angesicht entgegentreten. Tut er es doch, so fällt er in eine schreckliche Hölle, solange vierzehn Indras währen.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It stresses pitṛ-bhakti (reverence to one’s father) as a core part of dharma, warning that breaches of respectful conduct are not merely social faults but spiritually consequential.
By treating service and humility toward elders—especially one’s father—as a practical expression of devotional discipline (vinaya and seva), which supports purity of mind needed for higher bhakti.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the focus is on sadachara (right conduct) as the applied ethical framework that supports ritual propriety (Kalpa) in daily life.