Shloka 27

Dharma-vyādha on Parental Worship

Pitṛ-mātṛ-śuśrūṣā as Paramadaivata

Devanagari script

वध्यत्वमुपगच्छेतां मम सत्यपराक्रमौ । एतदिच्छाम्यहं काम॑ प्राप्तुं लोकहिताय वै,सत्यपराक्रमी वीरो! तुम दोनों मेरे हाथसे मारे जाओ। मैं सम्पूर्ण जगत॒के हितके लिये तुमसे यही मनोरथ प्राप्त करना चाहता हूँ

Transliteration

vadhyatvam upagacchetāṁ mama satyaparākramau | etad icchāmy ahaṁ kāmaṁ prāptuṁ lokahitāya vai | satyaparākramī vīra |

Translation

โอ้สองวีรบุรุษผู้ตั้งมั่นในสัจจะ! จงยอมให้ถูกสังหารด้วยมือของเรา—นี่แหละคือพรที่เราปรารถนา. เพื่อประโยชน์เกื้อกูลแก่โลก เราประสงค์จะได้ความปรารถนานี้จากพวกท่าน.

Word by Word

वध्यत्वम्the state of being slain / slaughter

उपगच्छेताम्may (you two) attain / may (you two) come to

ममof me / my

सत्यपराक्रमौO you two of true valor

एतत्this

इच्छामिI desire / I wish

अहम्I

कामम्indeed / surely / as I wish

प्राप्तुम्to obtain / to achieve

लोकहितायfor the welfare of the world

वैindeed / certainly

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames even a severe act—accepting death at another’s hand—as potentially dharmic when motivated by lokahita (the welfare of the world) and grounded in satya (truth). It highlights the Mahābhārata theme that intention, ethical purpose, and truthfulness shape the moral weight of an action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya addresses two figures praised for truth-based valor, asking them to accept being slain by him. He presents this not as personal hostility but as a means to secure a desired outcome/boon intended for the good of the world, appealing to the addressee as a ‘hero of truthful prowess’.