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 ||
पुत्र तो तोच, जो पित्याचे ओझे पेलण्यास समर्थ असतो; जो ते ओझे उचलत नाही, तो आईच्या केवळ उच्चारासारखा—नावापुरता जन्मलेला—विषहीन द्विजिह्व प्राण्यासमान आहे।
Narada (in a didactic passage within Uttara-Bhaga narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
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.