Shloka 7
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
पितुर्भारक्षमः पुत्रो भारं नोद्वहते तु यः । मातुरुच्चारवज्जातो द्विजिह्वो विषवर्जितः ॥ ७ ॥
piturbhārakṣamaḥ putro bhāraṃ nodvahate tu yaḥ | māturuccāravajjāto dvijihvo viṣavarjitaḥ || 7 ||
പിതാവിന്റെ ഭാരം വഹിക്കാൻ ശേഷിയുള്ളവനെയാണ് ‘പുത്രൻ’ എന്നു പറയുന്നത്; ആ ഭാരം വഹിക്കാത്തവൻ മാതാവിന്റെ വെറും ഉച്ചാരണമാത്രം—പേരിനായി ജനിച്ചവൻ—വിഷമില്ലാത്ത ദ്വിജിഹ്വ ജീവിയെപ്പോലെ.
Narada (in a didactic passage within Uttara-Bhaga narration)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"raudra","emotional_journey":"Begins as a calm definition of ‘son’ as bearer of duty, then turns sharply admonitory by condemning the undutiful son through biting similes."}
FAQs
It defines ‘son’ (putra) in dharmic terms: not merely by birth, but by the capacity to uphold the father’s responsibilities—supporting family order, ancestral duties, and righteous conduct.
By insisting on integrity and responsibility, it frames bhakti as lived dharma: devotion is not only worship, but also truthful conduct and faithful discharge of duties that sustain a righteous life.
Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta-style etymological teaching is implied: the verse uses a definitional sense of ‘putra’ (son) based on function and duty rather than mere biological fact.