Shloka 44
मातापितृपूजन-प्रधानधर्मः (Primacy of Filial Service) — Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of the Vyādha’s Instruction
इदं तु पुण्यमाख्यानं विष्णो: समनुकीर्तनम्
idaṃ tu puṇyam ākhyānaṃ viṣṇoḥ samanukīrtanam
Sinabi ni Mārkaṇḍeya: “Ito nga ay isang banal na salaysay—isang tuluy-tuloy na pagpupuri at pagsasalaysay tungkol kay Viṣṇu. Sa pakikinig at pag-uulit nito, ang tao’y nahihila tungo sa kalinisan ng isip at matatag na debosyon, sapagkat sa pag-alaala sa Banal ay nananatiling nakaayon sa dharma ang nakikinig.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates devotional remembrance: a sacred story that continually praises Viṣṇu is itself purifying (puṇya). Recounting and hearing such narratives supports ethical steadiness by keeping one oriented toward dharma through reverent memory.
Mārkaṇḍeya, as speaker, characterizes the preceding or forthcoming account as a holy ākhyāna and explicitly frames it as a continuous celebration of Viṣṇu, signaling its religious and moral significance for the listeners.