Shloka 71
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
पज्चयज्ञविशुद्धात्मा सत्यवागनसूयक: । दाता ब्राह्मणसत्कर्ता सुसंसृष्टनिवेशन:
pañcayajñaviśuddhātmā satyavāg anasūyakaḥ | dātā brāhmaṇasatkartā susaṁsṛṣṭaniveśanaḥ ||
Mahādeva bersabda: “Sesiapa yang batinnya disucikan oleh lima yajña agung (pañca-yajña); yang berkata benar dan bebas daripada suka mencela; yang pemurah serta memuliakan para Brahmana; dan yang rumah tangganya teratur serta harmoni—orang demikian melambangkan disiplin etika yang dipuji oleh dharma.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse outlines marks of a dhārmic householder: purification through the pañcayajñas, truthful speech, freedom from fault-finding, generosity, honoring Brahmins, and maintaining an orderly, harmonious household.
Śrī Maheśvara is describing virtues and conduct that characterize a righteous person, presenting a concise ethical profile within Anuśāsana Parva’s broader instruction on dharma.