Shloka 13
Śikṣā-nirūpaṇa (Exposition of Discipline): Son’s Marriage, Paternal Duty, and Royal Administration
पित्रा कारयितव्यो हि विवाहो धर्ममिच्छता । यो न दारैश्च वित्तैश्च पुत्रान्संयोजयेत्पिता ॥ १३ ॥
pitrā kārayitavyo hi vivāho dharmamicchatā | yo na dāraiśca vittaiśca putrānsaṃyojayetpitā || 13 ||
ധർമ്മം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന പിതാവ് പുത്രന്റെ വിവാഹം നിർബന്ധമായി നടത്തിക്കൊടുക്കണം. ഭാര്യയോടും ജീവിതോപാധിക്കുള്ള ധനത്തോടും പുത്രന്മാരെ ചേർക്കാത്ത പിതാവ് പിതൃധർമ്മം പാലിക്കുന്നില്ല।
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga narrative tradition)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"vira","emotional_journey":"A firm, duty-centered injunction: from the father’s desire for dharma to the assertive requirement to provide marriage and material support."}
FAQs
It frames marriage (vivāha) as a dharmic saṁskāra and teaches that a father participates in sustaining dharma by ensuring the next generation is properly established in household life and responsibility.
By grounding bhakti in dharma: orderly household life and properly performed saṁskāras support steady worship and vrata-observance, making devotion stable rather than chaotic.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through vivāha-saṁskāra performance, and Jyotiṣa is commonly applied in selecting auspicious timings (muhūrta) for marriage within dharmic practice.