Shloka 6
Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)
निर्याणं च रथेनाशु सहसा यत् कृतं त्वया । धनानां च विसर्गस्य वनस्यापि च दर्शनम्
niryāṇaṁ ca rathenāśu sahasā yat kṛtaṁ tvayā | dhanānāṁ ca visargasya vanasyāpi ca darśanam ||
قال كوشيكا: «إن انطلاقك السريع بالعربة، وقد فعلته فجأةً بلا إمهال؛ وإنفاقك للثروة وتفريقك لها؛ بل وحتى ذهابك لتشهد الغابة—إن هذه الأفعال منك (مجتمعةً) تدعو إلى التأمّل في العزم والغاية الكامنين وراءها.»
कुशिक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sudden, decisive actions—rapid departure, relinquishing wealth, and turning toward the forest—signal a moral or spiritual turning point. It invites scrutiny of intention: whether the haste is grounded in dharma (right purpose) and whether charity and withdrawal are undertaken with clarity rather than impulse.
Kuśika addresses someone whose behavior has abruptly shifted: they have quickly set out by chariot, disposed of their wealth (as gifts/charity), and gone to see the forest. Kuśika points to these acts as notable events, implying a significant decision such as withdrawal from worldly life or a dharmic course-change.