Shloka 10
Śikṣā-nirūpaṇa (Exposition of Discipline): Son’s Marriage, Paternal Duty, and Royal Administration
यः पुत्रस्य पितोद्वाहं न करोतीह मंदधीः । स मज्जेन्नरके घोरे ह्यप्रतिष्ठे युगायुतम् ॥ १० ॥
yaḥ putrasya pitodvāhaṃ na karotīha maṃdadhīḥ | sa majjennarake ghore hyapratiṣṭhe yugāyutam || 10 ||
A dull-witted man who, in this world, does not arrange his son’s marriage sinks into a dreadful hell, bereft of honor and support, for tens of thousands of ages.
Narada (teaching in a dharma-śāstra style passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It frames vivāha (marriage) as a key gṛhastha-saṃskāra and a father’s dharmic responsibility; neglecting it is treated as a serious lapse that brings severe karmic consequences.
Indirectly: Narada’s framework assumes that stable dharma in household life supports orderly worship and vow-observance; neglect of prescribed duties undermines the disciplined life in which bhakti is practiced.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through vivāha-saṃskāra performance, and Jyotiṣa (electional astrology) is commonly applied in choosing an auspicious time (muhūrta) for marriage within dharmic practice.