Shloka 21
Brahmacarya-Upāya: Jñāna, Śauca, and the Mind’s Role in Desire (शान्ति पर्व, अध्याय २०७)
सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञ: पुण्यकीर्तिमहायशा: । मारीच: कश्यपस्तात सर्वासामभवत् पति:,तात! सम्पूर्ण धर्मोंके विशेषज्ञ, पुण्यकीर्ति, महायशस्वी मरीचिनन्दन कश्यप उन सब कन्याओंके पति हुए
sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ puṇyakīrtimahāyaśāḥ | mārīcaḥ kaśyapas tāta sarvāsām abhavat patiḥ ||
பீஷ்மர் கூறினார்—தர்மத்தின் எல்லா வேறுபாடுகளையும் அறிந்த, புண்ணியகீர்த்தியும் மகாயசஸும் உடைய மாரீசிநந்தனன் கश्यபன், ஓ தாதா, அந்த எல்லா கன்னியருக்கும் கணவரானான்.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links social legitimacy (marriage/householder role) with ethical authority: a person becomes fit to uphold and organize life’s duties when he is a comprehensive knower of dharma and possesses meritorious, widely acknowledged reputation.
Bhīṣma identifies Kaśyapa, son of Marīci, and states that he became the husband of all the maidens previously mentioned, situating the account within a genealogical/ethical description of how familial and social lines were established.