Shloka 9

Dharma-vyādha on Parental Worship

Pitṛ-mātṛ-śuśrūṣā as Paramadaivata

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणु राजन्निदं सर्व यथावृत्तं नराधिप । कथ्यमानं महाप्राज्ञ विस्तरेण यथातथम्‌,मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं-राजन! तुम बड़े बुद्धिमान हो। यह सारा वृतान्त मैं यथार्थरूपसे विस्तारपूर्वक कह रहा हूँ, ध्यान देकर सुनो

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | śṛṇu rājann idaṃ sarvaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ narādhipa | kathyamānaṃ mahāprājña vistareṇa yathātatham ||

Translation

മാർക്കണ്ഡേയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ രാജാവേ, ഹേ നരാധിപനേ! കേൾക്കുക. ഹേ മഹാപ്രാജ്ഞനേ! സംഭവിച്ചതെങ്ങനെയോ അതുപോലെ തന്നെ, സത്യമായി, സമസ്ത വൃത്താന്തവും ഞാൻ വിശദമായി പറയുന്നു; ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ കേൾക്കുക.

Word by Word

• {'mārkaṇḍeya uvāca': 'Markandeya said', 'śṛṇu': 'listen

• hear attentively (imperative)', 'rājan': 'O king (vocative)', 'idaṃ sarvam': 'all this

• the whole of this matter', 'yathāvṛttam': 'as it happened

• according to what occurred', 'narādhipa': 'lord of men

• king', 'kathyamānam': 'being narrated

• as it is being told', 'mahāprājña': 'O very wise one

• greatly discerning', 'vistareṇa': 'in detail

• at length', 'yathātatham': 'exactly as it is

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• rājan (the king)
• narādhipa (lord of men)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharmic narration: a truthful account (yathāvṛtta, yathātatham) should be given with clarity and detail, and the listener—especially a king—should hear attentively, since right understanding supports right action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Markandeya addresses the king and signals the start (or continuation) of a detailed, accurate recounting of events, emphasizing that what follows is to be heard carefully as a faithful report.