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 bersabda: “Ia yang batinnya disucikan oleh pañca-yajña; yang berkata benar dan bebas dari mencari-cari cela; yang dermawan, memuliakan para brāhmaṇa, serta memiliki rumah tangga yang tertata dan rukun—orang demikian mewujudkan laku etis yang dipuji dalam dharma.”
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.