Shloka 9
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
पुत्रापनयजैर्दुःखै रात्रौ जागर्तिं यत्पिता । स पुत्रो नरकं याति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् ॥ ९ ॥
putrāpanayajairduḥkhai rātrau jāgartiṃ yatpitā | sa putro narakaṃ yāti yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam || 9 ||
மகனைப் பேணுதல், வளர்த்தல், காத்தல் போன்ற துயரங்களால் தந்தை இரவில் விழித்திருக்க வேண்டுமெனில், அத்தகைய மகன் அனைத்துயிர்களின் பிரளயம் வரை நரகத்தை அடைவான்.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames filial duty (putra-dharma) as a serious karmic responsibility: causing sustained suffering to one’s parents—symbolized by a father’s sleepless nights—creates grave demerit leading to naraka until pralaya.
By warning against cruelty and neglect within the family, it implicitly supports bhakti as lived dharma—devotion to Vishnu is expected to manifest as compassion, service, and protection of dependents and elders, not mere ritual display.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-niti for household life—ethical conduct and accountability for one’s actions toward parents.