Shloka 13
Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode
पितुरागतमात्रस्य संमुखं न सुतो व्रजेत् । स याति नरकं घोरं यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्द्दशा ॥ १३ ॥
piturāgatamātrasya saṃmukhaṃ na suto vrajet | sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ yāvadiṃdrāścaturddaśā || 13 ||
เมื่อบิดาเพิ่งมาถึง บุตรไม่ควรออกไปเผชิญหน้าโดยตรง ผู้ใดทำเช่นนั้นย่อมตกสู่นรกอันน่ากลัวตราบเท่ากาลแห่งอินทราทั้งสิบสี่
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It stresses pitṛ-bhakti (reverence to one’s father) as a core part of dharma, warning that breaches of respectful conduct are not merely social faults but spiritually consequential.
By treating service and humility toward elders—especially one’s father—as a practical expression of devotional discipline (vinaya and seva), which supports purity of mind needed for higher bhakti.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the focus is on sadachara (right conduct) as the applied ethical framework that supports ritual propriety (Kalpa) in daily life.