Shloka 101
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
मातृपक्षेण मात्रा च ख्यातिमेति नराधमः ।
तत् पुत्र धनवीर्यैस्त्वं विवर्धस्व सुखेन च ॥
mātṛpakṣeṇa mātrā ca khyātim eti narādhamaḥ / tat putra dhanavīryais tvaṃ vivardhasva sukhena ca
By the mother’s side—and by the mother herself—even the lowest man attains renown. Therefore, my son, may you prosper in wealth and heroism, and also in happiness.
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FAQs
Within the text’s social frame, fame grounded only in maternal association is criticized; the positive instruction is to cultivate independent excellence—prosperity joined to vīrya and sukha—so honor rests on one’s own dharmic capability.
Vaṃśānucarita: lineage discourse used to motivate virtue and competence in the heir.
‘Maternal-side fame’ can be read as borrowed identity; the blessing urges self-realization through cultivated power (vīrya) and right stewardship (dhana) harmonized with well-being (sukha).