Shloka 35
Skanda–Mātṛgaṇa-janma: Kumārakāḥ, Kanyāgaṇāḥ, and the Vīrāṣṭaka (स्कन्द-मातृगण-सम्भवः)
धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ तात युधिष्ठिर! तुमने जो प्रश्न किया था, उसके अनुसार मैंने ये सब बातें कह सुनायीं ।। पतिव्रताया माहात्म्य॑ ब्राह्मणस्य च सत्तम । मातापित्रोश्व शुश्रूषा धर्मव्याधेन कीर्तिता,साधुश्रेष्ठट पतिव्रताका माहात्म्य और धर्मव्याथके द्वारा ब्राह्मणसे कही हुई माता- पिताकी सेवा आदिकी बातें बता दीं
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | dharmātmāsu śreṣṭha tāta yudhiṣṭhira! tvaṁ yat praśnaṁ kṛtavān, tad-anusāreṇa mayā etāḥ sarvāḥ kathāḥ kathitāḥ || pativratāyā māhātmyaṁ brāhmaṇasya ca sattama | mātā-pitroś ca śuśrūṣā dharma-vyādhena kīrtitā ||
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: “Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, yang terbaik di antara orang-orang saleh, anakku! Sesuai dengan pertanyaanmu, semuanya telah kuceritakan. Wahai brahmana terbaik, telah kujelaskan kemuliaan seorang istri yang setia pada dharmanya, dan juga bakti melayani ayah-ibu—sebagaimana dipuji oleh pemburu yang saleh.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is clarified through lived duties: the verse highlights two exemplary domains—steadfast marital devotion (pativratā) and devoted service to one’s parents—presented as authoritative ethical instruction.
Markandeya concludes his response to Yudhishthira’s inquiry, stating that he has recounted the relevant teachings, including the praised examples of a devoted wife and the Dharma-vyādha’s instruction on serving mother and father.