Shloka 45
मातापितृपूजन-प्रधानधर्मः (Primacy of Filial Service) — Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of the Vyādha’s Instruction
शृणुयाद् यः स धर्मात्मा पुत्रवांश्व भवेन्नर: । आयुष्मान् भूतिमांश्वैव श्रुत्वा भवति पर्वसु । न च व्याधिभयं किंचित् प्राप्रोति विगतज्वर:
śṛṇuyād yaḥ sa dharmātmā putravāṁś ca bhaven naraḥ | āyuṣmān bhūtimāṁś caiva śrutvā bhavati parvasu | na ca vyādhibhayaṁ kiṁcit prāpnoti vigatajvaraḥ ||
マールカンデーヤは語った。「これを聞く者はダルマの魂を得る。その人は子を授かり、長寿と繁栄に恵まれる。聖なる折や祭礼の時にこれを聞けば安寧を得、病の恐れは少しも近づかない—熱は鎮められる。」
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a phalaśruti: attentive listening to a sacred account is itself a dharmic act that yields ethical refinement and tangible blessings—offspring, longevity, prosperity, and freedom from illness—especially when heard on auspicious occasions.
Mārkaṇḍeya concludes or endorses the preceding sacred narration by stating its fruits: whoever hears it becomes righteous and gains worldly and bodily well-being, emphasizing the merit of śravaṇa (hearing) within the Mahābhārata’s ritual-ethical frame.