Shloka 7
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
पित्रोरर्चाऽथ पत्युश्च साम्यं सर्वजनेषु च । मित्राद्रोहो विष्णुभक्तिरेते पंच महामखाः
pitrorarcā'tha patyuśca sāmyaṃ sarvajaneṣu ca | mitrādroho viṣṇubhaktirete paṃca mahāmakhāḥ
తల్లిదండ్రుల ఆరాధన, అలాగే భర్త పూజ; సమస్త జనుల పట్ల సమభావం; మిత్రద్రోహం చేయకపోవడం; మరియు విష్ణుభక్తి—ఇవే ఐదు మహాయజ్ఞాలు.
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Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पित्रोः + अर्चा → पित्रोरर्चा (अः + अ → ओ); अर्चा + अथ → अर्चाऽथ (आ + अ → आऽ); पत्युः + च → पत्युश्च (उः + च); विष्णुभक्तिः + एते → विष्णुभक्तिरेते (इः + ए → इरे)
FAQs
They are: reverent service to one’s parents, reverent service to one’s husband, equal-mindedness toward all people, not betraying friends, and devotion to Viṣṇu.
It places viṣṇu-bhakti (devotion to Viṣṇu) among the highest sacred duties, presenting devotion as a central, sanctifying practice alongside core social and ethical responsibilities.
True religiosity is shown through lived virtues—gratitude and service to parents, fidelity in marriage, impartial respect for all, loyalty in friendship, and sustained devotion to God.