Shloka 100
Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa
यः पुत्रात् ख्यातिमभ्येति तस्य जन्म सुजन्मनः ।
आत्मना ज्ञायते धन्यो मध्यः पितृपितामहैः ॥
yaḥ putrāt khyātim abhyeti tasya janma sujanmanaḥ / ātmanā jñāyate dhanyo madhyaḥ pitṛpitāmahaiḥ
Ia yang memperoleh kemasyhuran melalui putranya—kelahirannya adalah kelahiran yang baik. Ia dikenal sebagai orang yang diberkahi, berdiri terhormat dalam garis ayah dan para leluhur.
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FAQs
A parent’s ‘good birth’ is validated by the ethical success of descendants; lineage is treated as a moral project, not merely a biological chain.
Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita: emphasis on how descendants confer honor upon ancestors.
The ‘middle place’ between fathers and grandfathers hints at one’s role as a bridge: receiving tradition and transmitting it refined—spiritually, transforming inherited duties into higher virtue.