Shloka 10
Śikṣā-nirūpaṇa (Exposition of Discipline): Son’s Marriage, Paternal Duty, and Royal Administration
यः पुत्रस्य पितोद्वाहं न करोतीह मंदधीः । स मज्जेन्नरके घोरे ह्यप्रतिष्ठे युगायुतम् ॥ १० ॥
yaḥ putrasya pitodvāhaṃ na karotīha maṃdadhīḥ | sa majjennarake ghore hyapratiṣṭhe yugāyutam || 10 ||
Sesiapa yang dungu di dunia ini dan tidak mengatur perkahwinan anak lelakinya, dia akan tenggelam ke dalam neraka yang menggerunkan, tanpa maruah dan tanpa tempat bersandar, selama puluhan ribu yuga.
Narada (teaching in a dharma-śāstra style passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It frames vivāha (marriage) as a key gṛhastha-saṃskāra and a father’s dharmic responsibility; neglecting it is treated as a serious lapse that brings severe karmic consequences.
Indirectly: Narada’s framework assumes that stable dharma in household life supports orderly worship and vow-observance; neglect of prescribed duties undermines the disciplined life in which bhakti is practiced.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through vivāha-saṃskāra performance, and Jyotiṣa (electional astrology) is commonly applied in choosing an auspicious time (muhūrta) for marriage within dharmic practice.