Varaha Purana 122.48: Adhyaya 122, Shloka 48
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Uttara Bhāga · Narrative Instruction (appeal to honor parents; gratitude for birth)
मन्मातापितरौ गत्वा प्रसादय शुचिस्मिते ॥ मानार्हौ मानयित्वा तौ ययाहं जठरे धृतः ॥
manmātāpitarau gatvā prasādaya śucismite || mānārhau mānayitvā tau yayāhaṃ jaṭhare dhṛtaḥ ||
manmAtApitarau gatvA prasAdaya shuchismite|| mAnArhau mAnayitvA tau yayAhaM jaThare dhRRitaH
मेरे माँ-बाप के पास जाओ और उनको मनाना। तुम्हारी मुस्कान कितनी साफ है। उनकी इज़्ज़त करो क्योंकि वो इज़्ज़त के हक़दार हैं। उन्होंने मुझे कोख में धारण किया था।
Sandhi Notes
- मन्मातापितरौ = मत् + मातापितरौ
- शुचिस्मिते (समास) = शुचि + स्मित
- मानार्हौ = मान + अर्हौ
- ययाहं = यया + अहम्
Parents are ‘mānārha’ because they are instrumental causes of embodiment; gratitude is expressed as service and honor.
Before major decisions (marriage, travel, vows), seek elders’ blessings; practice daily respect and care for parents/guardians.
Honor and seek the favor of one’s mother and father (and by extension elders); treat them as foremost recipients of respect before pursuing one’s aims.
Observance brings familial harmony, social legitimacy, and dharmic merit; neglect incurs blame, loss of auspiciousness, and relational rupture.
Varaha Purana 122.52 (obedience to their command as prerequisite to next action)
FAQs
It reflects normative social ethics prominent in Dharma-oriented literature: honoring parents and acknowledging the debt of birth and care.
No geographic location is explicitly identified in this verse.
Respect and reconciliation toward elders/parents are presented as foundational ethical duties.
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