Shloka 6
The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
समर्थेन च पुत्रेण यो न याति पिता सुखम् । अवश्यं पातकी सोऽपि विज्ञेयो भुवनत्रये ॥ ६ ॥
samarthena ca putreṇa yo na yāti pitā sukham | avaśyaṃ pātakī so'pi vijñeyo bhuvanatraye || 6 ||
اگر باصلاحیت بیٹے کے ہوتے ہوئے بھی باپ کو سکھ نہ ملے، تو وہ تینوں جہانوں میں لازماً پاپی کے طور پر پہچانا جاتا ہے۔
Narada (teaching in a dharma-instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames family life as a field of dharma: when a capable son exists, a father is expected to be uplifted through the son’s righteous conduct and support; failure of that intended harmony is treated as a moral fault (pātaka) in the dharmic order.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti-based household dharma: a capable son devoted to dharma (and typically to Vishnu-centered virtues in Purāṇic teaching) becomes a cause of peace and uplift for the family; neglect of such dharmic alignment is censured as demerit.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is applied dharma-śāstra ethics—responsibility within the family system and accountability for moral outcomes.