Shloka 5

Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)

Devanagari script

चरितब्रह्मचर्यास्ते कृतदाराश्च पार्थिव । यदा तदा दशरथ: प्रीतिमानभवत्‌ सुखी,राजाके वे महातेजस्वी पुत्र क्रमशः बढ़ने लगे। उन्होंने (उपनयनके पश्चात) विधिवत्‌ ब्रह्मचर्यका पालन किया और वेदों तथा रहस्यसहित धरनुर्वेदके पारंगत विद्वान्‌ हुए। समयानुसार जब उनका विवाह हो गया, तब राजा दशरथ बड़े प्रसन्न तथा सुखी हुए

Transliteration

caritabrahmacaryās te kṛtadārāś ca pārthiva | yadā tadā daśarathaḥ prītimān abhavat sukhī ||

Translation

Dijo Mārkaṇḍeya: «Oh rey, vivieron conforme a la disciplina del brahmacarya, la vida de estudiante sagrado, y a su debido tiempo también entraron en el estado de cabezas de familia. Entonces, llegado el momento oportuno, Daśaratha se colmó de gozo y vivió feliz».

Word by Word

• {'carita-brahmacaryāḥ': 'those who have practiced brahmacarya

• disciplined students observing celibate study', 'te': 'they', 'kṛta-dārāḥ': 'having taken wives

• married, established as householders', 'ca': 'and', 'pārthiva': 'O king

• ruler (vocative)', 'yadā tadā': 'then, at that time

• in due course', 'daśarathaḥ': 'Daśaratha (proper name)', 'prītimān': 'full of joy, pleased', 'abhavat': 'became', 'sukhī': 'happy, content'}

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Daśaratha
• Pārthiva (the addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse affirms āśrama-dharma: disciplined learning and self-restraint in brahmacarya, followed by responsible household life. When life proceeds in the proper order, it supports personal virtue and brings legitimate joy and stability to family and kingdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes how the princes (implied from context) completed their student discipline and, in due time, married. Their marriage becomes a cause of Daśaratha’s satisfaction and happiness, marking a successful transition from education to social duty.