Shloka 9

स्कन्दोपाख्यानम् — उत्पातशान्तिः, स्वाहारूपविचारः, कौमारमङ्गलक्रियाः

Devanagari script

गतिमिष्टां तपो ज्ञानं मेधां च परमां गत: । सत्पुत्रेण त्वया पुत्र नित्यं काले सुपूजिती,तुमने उत्तम गति, तप, ज्ञान और श्रेष्ठ बुद्धि प्राप्त की है, बेटा! तुम सुपुत्र हो। तुमने नित्य नियमपूर्वक समयानुसार हमारा पूजन--आदर-सत्कार किया है

Transliteration

gatim iṣṭāṃ tapo jñānaṃ medhāṃ ca paramāṃ gataḥ | satputreṇa tvayā putra nityaṃ kāle supūjitaḥ ||

Translation

マーラカンデーヤは言った。「汝は望みし境地に到った――苦行（タパス）と真の智、そして最高の分別智をも併せ得たのだ。わが子よ、汝はまことに善き徳ある子である。善き子なる汝によって、我は時にかなって常に、しかるべき敬意をもって尊ばれ、供養されてきた。」

Word by Word

गतिम्goal, course, state

इष्टाम्desired, wished-for

तपःausterity, penance

ज्ञानम्knowledge

मेधाम्intelligence, wisdom

चand

परमाम्supreme, highest

गतःhaving attained / having gone to

सत्पुत्रेणby a good son

त्वयाby you

पुत्रO son

नित्यम्always, regularly

कालेat the proper time

सुपूजितःwell-honoured, duly worshipped

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises disciplined virtue: a person’s true attainment is shown not only in tapas (austerity) and jñāna (knowledge) but also in medhā (sound discernment) expressed through steady, timely reverence toward elders/teachers. Ethical excellence is measured by consistent conduct, not occasional display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya addresses a ‘son’ figure, commending him as a satputra (good son) who has regularly honored him at proper times. The speaker blesses and affirms the listener’s spiritual and moral progress—goal, austerity, knowledge, and superior intellect.