Shloka 12
Adhyaya 13 — The Son’s Account of Hell and the Question of Unseen Sin
यज्ञैर्मयेिष्टं बहुभिर्धर्मतः पालिता मही ।
नोत्सृष्टश्चैव संग्रामो नातिथिर्विमुखो गतः ॥
yajñair mayeṣṭaṃ bahubhir dharmataḥ pālitā mahī | notsṛṣṭaś caiva saṃgrāmo nātithir vimukho gataḥ
बहुभिर्यज्ञैर्विधिवद् आराधितवान्; धर्मेण पृथिवीं रक्षितवान्; न युद्धं त्यक्तवान्, न च कश्चिदतिथिर्निराशः प्रत्यगात्।
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FAQs
Purāṇic ethics values integrated duty: ritual (yajña), governance (protection), courage (not abandoning rightful battle), and hospitality (atithi-dharma).
Dharma exposition within narrative; indirectly supports Vaṃśānucarita by portraying a king’s conduct.
The fourfold claim (ritual, rule, valor, hospitality) symbolizes completeness of outward dharma—setting the stage for the text to reveal subtler inner omissions or hidden faults.