Shloka 1
आरण्यकपर्वणि अध्यायः २१६ — इन्द्र-स्कन्द-संमुखता वज्रप्रहारश्च
Indra approaches Skanda; vajra strike and the arising of Viśākha
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | guruṁ nivedya viprāya tau mātāpitarāv ubhau | punar eva sa dharmātmā vyādho brāhmaṇam abravīt ||
मार्कण्डेयजी बोले—उस धर्मात्मा व्याध ने पहले ब्राह्मण-गुरु को अपने माता-पिता—दोनों का निवेदन किया; फिर वह पुनः उस ब्राह्मण से बोला।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is grounded in humble, concrete duties—especially honoring and serving one’s parents—and true righteousness can be embodied even by someone of a socially humble profession, like the hunter.
Markandeya narrates that the hunter, after informing the Brahmin-teacher about his parents, resumes speaking to the Brahmin, continuing the moral instruction that frames the Dharma-vyādha episode.