Shloka 8
Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey
तं शृणुष्व महाभाग यथा प्राह पितुः पुरा ।
पुत्रः परमधर्मात्मा सुमतिर्नाम नामतः ॥
taṃ śṛṇuṣva mahābhāga yathā prāha pituḥ purā |
putraḥ paramadharmātmā sumatir nāma nāmataḥ ||
Dengarlah, wahai yang beruntung, kisah itu—sebagaimana pada zaman dahulu seorang anak pernah berkata kepada ayahnya; dia sangat luhur sifat dharmanya, bernama Sumati.
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FAQs
Wisdom is not bound to age or social rank; dharma can speak through unexpected vessels (a son instructing a father), emphasizing receptivity over ego.
A narrative vehicle (ākhyāna) used to convey doctrine; Purāṇas often embed teachings inside stories rather than direct abstraction.
The ‘son teaching father’ motif can symbolize the inner intellect (buddhi/‘good mind’ = Sumati) correcting inherited conditioning (the ‘father’ as prior habit/saṃskāra).