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 ||
Người cha nào không đạt được an lạc nhờ người con đủ năng lực, người ấy nhất định phải được biết là kẻ có tội—dẫu khắp cả ba cõi.
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.