Shloka 44
मातापितृपूजन-प्रधानधर्मः (Primacy of Filial Service) — Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of the Vyādha’s Instruction
इदं तु पुण्यमाख्यानं विष्णो: समनुकीर्तनम्
idaṃ tu puṇyam ākhyānaṃ viṣṇoḥ samanukīrtanam
Mārkaṇḍeya dijo: «Este, en verdad, es un relato sagrado: una alabanza y recuento ininterrumpidos de Viṣṇu. Al escucharlo y repetirlo, el ánimo se inclina hacia la pureza y la devoción firme, pues mantiene al oyente alineado con el dharma mediante el recuerdo de lo Divino.»
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates devotional remembrance: a sacred story that continually praises Viṣṇu is itself purifying (puṇya). Recounting and hearing such narratives supports ethical steadiness by keeping one oriented toward dharma through reverent memory.
Mārkaṇḍeya, as speaker, characterizes the preceding or forthcoming account as a holy ākhyāna and explicitly frames it as a continuous celebration of Viṣṇu, signaling its religious and moral significance for the listeners.