Shloka 13

स्कन्दोपाख्यानम् — उत्पातशान्तिः, स्वाहारूपविचारः, कौमारमङ्गलक्रियाः

Devanagari script

जामदग्न्येन रामेण यथा वृद्धौ सुपूजितौ । तथा त्वया कृतं सर्व तद्विशिष्टं च पुत्रक,बेटा! जमदग्निनन्दन परशुरामने जिस प्रकार अपने वृद्ध माता-पिताकी सेवा-पूजा की थी, उसी प्रकार तथा उससे भी बढ़कर तुमने हमारी सब सेवाएँ की हैं

Transliteration

Jāmadagnyena Rāmeṇa yathā vṛddhau supūjitau | tathā tvayā kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ tad-viśiṣṭaṃ ca putraka ||

Translation

Dijo Mārkaṇḍeya: «Hijo mío, así como Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) honró y sirvió debidamente a sus padres ancianos, así has prestado tú todo servicio a nosotros; más aún, incluso por encima de aquello, hijito.»

Word by Word

जामदग्न्येनby Jamadagni's descendant (Parashurama)

रामेणby Rama (Parashurama)

यथाjust as

वृद्धौthe two elders (parents)

सुपूजितौwell-honoured / duly worshipped

तथाso, in the same way

त्वयाby you

कृतम्done

सर्वम्all (of it)

तत्that

विशिष्टम्excellent, superior

चand

पुत्रकdear son

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

म

मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)

र

राम जामदग्न्य / परशुराम (Rāma Jāmadagnya / Paraśurāma)

व

वृद्धौ (aged parents/elders)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds dharma through reverent service to elders: honoring and caring for aged parents and venerable persons is a foremost ethical duty, and sincere service is praised as a mark of exemplary character.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sage Mārkaṇḍeya addresses the listener affectionately as “child,” commending him for having served and honored the elders present. He compares this conduct to Paraśurāma’s famed devotion to his aged parents, saying the listener’s service matches—and even surpasses—that ideal.