Shloka 47

Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness

Sanskrit

एतावदेव विप्रस्य ब्राह्मणत्वं प्रचक्ष्यते ।

यावत् पतगजात्यग्र्य स्वसत्यपरिपालनम् ॥

Transliteration

etāvad eva viprasya brāhmaṇatvaṃ pracakṣyate | yāvat patagajātyagrya svasatyaparipālanam ||

Translation

Isto apenas é declarado ser a condição de brâmane de um vipra, ó melhor entre as aves: a guarda e a manutenção fiel da própria verdade (satya).

Speakers

• Dharma-instructive dialogue within the Markandeya Purana’s early discourse (addressing a ‘best of birds’ figure; exact named speaker varies by recension)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Satya (truthfulness)
• Ethics
• Social duty (varna-dharma)