Shloka 5
Adhyaya 64 — Creation Narrative
कुमारब्रह्मचार्यासीत् पारो नाम पिता मम । ब्रह्मर्षिः सुमहाभागो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः ॥
kumāra-brahmacārī āsīt pāro nāma pitā mama | brahmarṣiḥ su-mahā-bhāgo veda-vedāṅga-pāragaḥ ||
Meu pai foi celibatário por toda a vida (kumāra-brahmacārī); chamava-se Pāra. Era um brahmarṣi, grandemente afortunado, e plenamente versado nos Vedas e em suas ciências auxiliares.
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FAQs
Purāṇas frequently establish a character’s moral and spiritual capital by describing brahmacarya and śāstra-mastery; the later fall (if any) is thereby framed as a caution about the vulnerability of even the disciplined when confronted by desire.
Vamśānucarita: a biographical-genealogical notice establishing the father’s status and learning.
‘Veda-vedāṅga’ mastery represents ordered knowledge; brahmacarya represents conserved vital force. The coming disruption of that order (by kāma) becomes a symbolic ‘breach’ preceding the heroine’s fate.