Shloka 12
सूर्य उवाच नते पिता न ते माता गुरवो वा शुचिस्मिते । प्रभवन्ति वरारोहे भद्रं ते शूणु मे वच:,भगवान् सूर्यने कहा--शुचिस्मिते! वरारोहे! तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। तुम मेरी बात सुनो। तुम्हारे पिता, माता अथवा अन्य गुरुजन तुम्हें (इस कामसे रोकनेमें) समर्थ नहीं हैं
sūrya uvāca | na te pitā na te mātā guravo vā śucismite | prabhavanti varārohe bhadraṃ te śṛṇu me vacaḥ ||
Surya said: “O you of pure smiles, O noble maiden—may good befall you. Listen to my words. Neither your father nor your mother, nor even your elders and teachers, have the power to restrain you in this matter.”
सूर्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moment where divine counsel asserts that ordinary social authorities—parents and teachers—cannot effectively restrain the addressee in a decisive personal matter, shifting the focus from external control to the gravity of the choice and the persuasive power of the speaker’s guidance.
Surya addresses a young woman with respectful epithets and auspicious blessing, then urges her to listen. He declares that her father, mother, and elders are not capable of stopping her regarding the matter at hand, preparing the ground for further instruction or persuasion in the surrounding passage.