Shloka 1
Dharma-vyādha on Parental Worship
Pitṛ-mātṛ-śuśrūṣā as Paramadaivata
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Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca — sa evam ukto rājarṣir Uttadakena aparājitaḥ | Uttadakaṃ Kauravaśreṣṭha kṛtāñjalir athābravīt ||
Disse Mārkaṇḍeya: Assim interpelado por Uttadaka, ó o melhor dos Kurus, o invencível sábio régio Bṛhadaśva uniu as palmas em reverência e então falou a Uttadaka. A cena estabelece um ideal ético: mesmo um asceta poderoso responde à indagação sincera com humildade e fala respeitosa, preparando-se para transmitir a instrução sagrada.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dharmic communication: sincere questioning is met with humility and respectful readiness to teach. Power or status (being 'aparājita') is harmonized with courtesy (kṛtāñjali) and measured speech.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that after Uttadaka presses his request, the royal sage Bṛhadaśva—unconquered in prowess—folds his hands and begins to reply, setting up the ensuing account (the Madhū-Kaiṭabha episode in this chapter’s framing).