Shloka 14
पुंनाम्नो नरकात् पुत्रस्त्रायते पितरं श्रुति: । तस्मादपत्यसंताने यतस्व ब्रह्मसत्तम
puṁnāmno narakāt putras trāyate pitaraṁ śrutiḥ | tasmād apatyasaṁtāne yatasva brahmasattama ||
‘புஂ’ எனப்படும் நரகத்திலிருந்து மகன் தந்தையை மீட்கிறான் என்று ஸ்ருதி கூறுகிறது. ஆகவே, ஓ பிராமணசிரேஷ்டா, சந்ததித் தொடர்ச்சி நிலைத்திருக்க முயல்க.
मन्दपाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the dharmic importance of progeny: according to śruti, having a son is linked with fulfilling ancestral obligations, symbolically described as rescuing the father from the ‘Puṁ-nāman’ hell; hence one should strive for continuity of the family line.
Mandapāla addresses a Brahmin (brahmasattama), invoking Vedic authority to urge him to make effort toward producing offspring so that the lineage remains unbroken and ancestral duties are secured.