Shloka 12
अग्निनाम-वंश-निरूपणम् | Agni-Names and Lineage Enumeration
कर्मणस्तस्य घोरस्य बहुधा निर्णयो भवेत् । दाने च सत्यवाक्ये च गुरुशुश्रूषणे तथा,“बार-बार ऐसा करनेसे उस घोर कर्मसे छूटनेके विषयमें कोई निश्चित उपाय प्राप्त हो जाता है। द्विजश्रेष्ठ! मैं दान, सत्यभाषण, गुरुसेवा, ब्राह्मणपूजन तथा धर्मपालनमें सदा तत्पर रहकर अभिमान और अतिवादसे दूर रहता हूँ
karmaṇas tasya ghorasya bahudhā nirṇayo bhavet | dāne ca satyavākye ca guruśuśrūṣaṇe tathā |
ആ ഭീകരകര്മ്മത്തില്നിന്ന് മോചനത്തിനുള്ള ഉറച്ച മാര്ഗം പലവിധം ലഭിക്കാം—ദാനത്തിലൂടെ, സത്യവചനത്തിലൂടെ, അതുപോലെ ഗുരുശുശ്രൂഷയിലൂടെ.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even grave wrongdoing is not met only with despair; dharmic disciplines—especially charity, truthfulness, and devoted service to the teacher—are presented as effective means to reach a settled resolution and move toward release from the burden of a terrible act.
Mārkaṇḍeya, speaking as a revered sage, instructs his listener about how one may find a sure course regarding the consequences of a dreadful deed, listing concrete dharmic practices (dāna, satyavākya, and guruśuśrūṣā) as remedies and guiding principles.