Shloka 35
Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda
Chapter 34
मातापित्रोर्गुरुषु च सम्यग् वर्तन्ति ये सदा । यथा त्वं वृष्णिशार्दटूलेत्युक्त्वैवे विरराम सः
mātāpitrorguruṣu ca samyag vartanti ye sadā | yathā tvaṃ vṛṣṇiśārdūlety uktvaiva virarāma saḥ ||
नारद उवाच—मातापित्रोर्गुरुषु च ये सदा सम्यग्वर्तन्ति, तेऽपि दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति, यथा त्वम् वृष्णिशार्दूल। इत्युक्त्वा नारदः तूष्णीं बभूव।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady, righteous conduct toward one’s parents and one’s teachers is a central dharmic duty; such integrity becomes a means to overcome संकट (danger, distress) and pass safely through adversity.
Nārada addresses a prominent Vṛṣṇi hero with an honorific epithet (“tiger among the Vṛṣṇis”), praises the model of proper conduct toward parents and gurus, states its protective power in crises, and then concludes his speech by falling silent.