Shloka 39
Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode
पितुरभ्यधिकं किंचिद्दैवतं न सुतस्य हि । देवाः पराङ्मुखास्तस्य पितरं योऽवमन्यते ॥ ३९ ॥
piturabhyadhikaṃ kiṃciddaivataṃ na sutasya hi | devāḥ parāṅmukhāstasya pitaraṃ yo'vamanyate || 39 ||
ສໍາລັບລູກຊາຍ ບໍ່ມີເທວະໃດສູງກວ່າພໍ່. ເທວະທັງຫຼາຍຈະຫັນໜ້າຫນີຈາກຜູ້ທີ່ຫຍັບຫຍາມພໍ່ຂອງຕົນ.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It declares the father as the highest ‘daivata’ for a son, teaching that honoring one’s father is a direct form of dharma that sustains spiritual merit, while contempt cuts one off from divine support.
It frames devotion as lived reverence and service: respect to the father is treated as worship itself, and disrespect negates the inner attitude required for genuine bhakti.
It emphasizes sadācāra (right conduct) as the practical application of dharma; while not a technical Vedāṅga lesson like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, it functions as a behavioral rule supporting ritual efficacy and spiritual discipline.