Shloka 25
अग्निनाम-वंश-निरूपणम् | Agni-Names and Lineage Enumeration
आलक्ष्याश्नैव पुरुषा: कुले जाता महागुणा: | महाघोराणि कर्माणि कृत्वा लज्जन्ति वै द्विज,“ब्रह्मन्! उत्तम कुलमें उत्पन्न, परम सदगुणसम्पन्न और श्रेष्ठ माने जानेवाले पुरुष भी अत्यन्त भयानक कर्म करके लज्जाका अनुभव करते ही हैं
ālakṣyāś caiva puruṣāḥ kule jātā mahāguṇāḥ | mahāghorāṇi karmāṇi kṛtvā lajjanti vai dvija |
マールカンデーヤは言った。「おお婆羅門よ。高貴なる家に生まれ、徳大いにして卓越と仰がれる者であっても、きわめて恐るべき行いをなした後には、まことに恥を覚えるのだ。」
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
High birth and recognized virtue do not make one immune to moral failure; when a person commits dreadful acts, the inner moral sense (lajjā/shame) can still arise, indicating accountability beyond social status.
Mārkaṇḍeya addresses a Brahmin interlocutor and makes a general ethical observation: even eminent, well-born men may perform horrific actions, and afterward they experience shame—setting a reflective tone for judging conduct by deeds rather than pedigree.