Shloka 12
Śikṣā-nirūpaṇa (Exposition of Discipline): Son’s Marriage, Paternal Duty, and Royal Administration
सर्वक्रतुफलं तस्य पुत्रोद्वाहे कृते भवेत् । पुत्रस्य गुणयुक्तस्य निर्गुणस्यापि भूसुर ॥ १२ ॥
sarvakratuphalaṃ tasya putrodvāhe kṛte bhavet | putrasya guṇayuktasya nirguṇasyāpi bhūsura || 12 ||
Ô brāhmane, lorsqu’un homme accomplit le mariage de son fils, il obtient le fruit de tous les sacrifices, que ce fils soit vertueux et pourvu de qualités, ou même dépourvu de telles qualités.
Sage Narada (in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition; Uttara-Bhaga discourse style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse elevates putra-udvāha (a key gṛhastha-saṃskāra) as a powerful dharmic act whose merit equals the collective fruit of many Vedic sacrifices, emphasizing household duty as a legitimate spiritual path.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti-oriented dharma by showing that sincere performance of prescribed duties (as an offering within dharma) generates great merit; in Purāṇic framing, such merit becomes a support for devotion and sattva.
It points to Kalpa (the Vedāṅga of ritual procedure) through the emphasis on saṃskāra—specifically marriage rites—showing that correct performance of household rituals is treated as spiritually efficacious.