Shloka 4
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
पुत्रजन्मनि यत्कार्यं जातकर्मसमं नरैः ।
विवाहादौ च कर्तव्यं सर्वं सम्यक् क्रिमोदितम् ॥
putrajanmani yatkāryaṃ jātakarmasamaṃ naraiḥ | vivāhādau ca kartavyaṃ sarvaṃ samyak krimoditam ||
En el nacimiento de un hijo varón, todo cuanto debe hacerse por los hombres—en igualdad con el rito de jātakarma—y asimismo en el matrimonio y en ocasiones semejantes, todo ello debe realizarse correctamente, tal como ha sido prescrito.
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FAQs
Major transitions in family life (birth, marriage) are sacralized through ordered rites; dharma emphasizes doing them ‘samyak’—with correctness and restraint—so joy is harmonized with responsibility.
This is dharma-śāstric guidance embedded in a Purāṇa; it does not directly map to sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita, but supports social continuity central to vaṃśa.
Life-events are treated as ‘thresholds’ where unseen obligations (ṛṇa to pitṛs) are acknowledged; correct ritual order symbolizes inner order during change.