Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 23, Shloka 106
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
निहतामित्रवर्गश्च पित्रोः सुश्रूषणं कुरु ।
वत्स ! धन्यस्य कथ्यन्ते परोक्षस्यापि ते गुणाः ॥
nihatāmitra-vargaś ca pitroḥ suśrūṣaṇaṃ kuru | vatsa! dhanyasya kathyante parokṣasyāpi te guṇāḥ ||
“ଶତ୍ରୁସେନାକୁ ନିହତ କରି ଏବେ ପିତାମାତାଙ୍କୁ ଭଲଭାବେ ସେବା କର। ହେ ପୁତ୍ର! ଧନ୍ୟଜନଙ୍କ ଗୁଣ ତାଙ୍କ ଅନୁପସ୍ଥିତିରେ ମଧ୍ୟ କୁହାଯାଏ” ବୋଲି କହିଲେ।
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FAQs
Worldly success (defeating enemies) is incomplete without pitṛ-sevā; enduring reputation arises from guṇa expressed in conduct, not merely from power.
Primarily dharma-upadeśa within narrative (subsidiary to vaṃśānucarita); it is not a sarga/pratisarga/manvantara passage.
‘Enemies’ can be read inwardly as passions; after inner conquest, one must stabilize life through gratitude and service to the sources of embodiment (parents).