Shloka 87
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
तथैव चास्मन्मनसि नात्र चिन्त्यमतोऽन्यथा ।
किन्त्वावयोः स्वयं पित्रा प्रोक्तमेतन्महात्मना ॥
tathaiva cāsmanmanasi nātra cintyam ato 'nyathā / kintvāvayoḥ svayaṃ pitrā proktam etan mahātmanā
एवमेव नः मनसि निश्चयः; अन्यथा संशयो नास्ति। अस्माकं पितृणा स्वयमेव महात्मना एतद् अस्मभ्यं कथितम्।
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FAQs
Dharma is often conveyed through lineage instruction: the princes ground their stance not in ego but in inherited counsel (pitṛ-vākya), a classic purāṇic validation of right conduct.
Vamśānucarita (lineage narrative) explicitly surfaces through mention of the father’s directive.
‘Father’ can also symbolize the prior cause/ground (kāraṇa) of one’s dharma; the verse gestures to alignment with a deeper originating principle rather than momentary impulse.