Shloka 14
Śikṣā-nirūpaṇa (Exposition of Discipline): Son’s Marriage, Paternal Duty, and Royal Administration
न पुमान्स तु विज्ञेय इहामुत्र विगर्हितः । तस्माद्वृत्तियुताः कार्याः पुत्रा दारैः समन्विताः ॥ १४ ॥
na pumānsa tu vijñeya ihāmutra vigarhitaḥ | tasmādvṛttiyutāḥ kāryāḥ putrā dāraiḥ samanvitāḥ || 14 ||
जो पुरुष इहलोकी व परलोकी निंद्य ठरतो, तो खरा पुरुष मानू नये। म्हणून पुत्रांना त्यांच्या पत्नींसह योग्य उपजीविका व धर्मयुक्त सद्वर्तनात स्थिर करावे।
Narada (teaching in a dharma-discourse context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From moral disapproval (being censured here and hereafter) to calm resolve: establish sons in righteous livelihood and household stability."}
FAQs
It links social ethics to spiritual consequence: a life that earns blame here and hereafter is treated as a failure of dharma, so one must cultivate righteous conduct and stable livelihood within the family line.
While not explicitly naming bhakti, it frames bhakti-supportive living: steadiness in dharmic livelihood and responsible household order removes obstacles (adharma, social censure) that disturb worship, vrata, and disciplined devotion.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti—maintaining vṛtti (ethical livelihood) and sadācāra as the applied foundation for ritual life and vows.