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 said: “From you have been born a son who is a lord of generosity, and another who is a hero. Another is devoted to truth and dharma, and yet another is a sacrificer as well.”
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.