Shloka 28
Adhyaya 26 — Madālasa Names Alarka and Reorients Him Toward Kshatriya Duty
Sanskrit
कर्ममार्गः समुच्छेदं नैवं देवि ! गमिष्यति ।
पितृपिण्डनिवृत्तिश्च नैवं साध्वि ! भविष्यति ॥
Transliteration
karma-mārgaḥ samucchedaṃ naivaṃ devi! gamiṣyati / pitṛ-piṇḍa-nivṛttiś ca naivaṃ sādhvi! bhaviṣyati //
Translation
「おおデーヴィーよ、定められた行為の道はこのように断たれてはなりません。おお徳ある御方よ、同様に祖霊への供物たる飯団子（piṇḍa）の奉献も終わらせてはならぬ、すなわち止めてはなりません。」
Speakers
Jaḍa to Madālasā
Key Themes
Pitṛ PujaŚrāddha / piṇḍa-dānaKarma-mārgaSocial-religious continuity