Shloka 4
मातापितृपूजन-प्रधानधर्मः (Primacy of Filial Service) — Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of the Vyādha’s Instruction
एवं भवतु गच्छेति तमुवाच पितामह: । स एवमुक्तस्तत्पादौ मूर्ध्ना स्पृश्य जगाम ह,तब ब्रह्माजीने उससे कहा--'ऐसा ही होगा। जाओ।” उनके ऐसा कहनेपर धुन्धुने मस्तक झुकाकर उनके चरणोंका स्पर्श किया और वहाँसे चला गया
evaṁ bhavatu gaccheti tam uvāca pitāmahaḥ | sa evam uktas tat-pādau mūrdhnā spṛśya jagāma ha ||
Markandeya said: The Grandsire (Brahmā) told him, “So be it; go.” Thus addressed, Dhundhu bowed his head, touched Brahmā’s feet in reverence, and departed.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one receives assent or instruction from a supreme authority, the proper response is humility and reverence; ethical power is shown through disciplined obedience rather than pride.
Brahmā grants assent and dismisses Dhundhu with ‘So be it; go.’ Dhundhu respectfully touches Brahmā’s feet with his head and then leaves, marking the close of an audience and the transition to subsequent events.