Shloka 71
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
पज्चयज्ञविशुद्धात्मा सत्यवागनसूयक: । दाता ब्राह्मणसत्कर्ता सुसंसृष्टनिवेशन:
pañcayajñaviśuddhātmā satyavāg anasūyakaḥ | dātā brāhmaṇasatkartā susaṁsṛṣṭaniveśanaḥ ||
Mahādeva dit : «Celui dont l’être intérieur est purifié par les cinq grands sacrifices (pañca-yajña) ; qui dit vrai et ne s’adonne pas à la critique malveillante ; qui est généreux et honore les brahmanes ; et dont la maison est bien tenue et harmonieuse — un tel homme incarne la discipline morale que le dharma célèbre.»
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse outlines marks of a dhārmic householder: purification through the pañcayajñas, truthful speech, freedom from fault-finding, generosity, honoring Brahmins, and maintaining an orderly, harmonious household.
Śrī Maheśvara is describing virtues and conduct that characterize a righteous person, presenting a concise ethical profile within Anuśāsana Parva’s broader instruction on dharma.