Shloka 7
Yakṣa-saṃvāda: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Interrogation at the Guarded Water
तस्य सर्वमभिप्रायमितिकर्तव्यतां च ताम् सत्यवन्तं समुद्दिश्य सर्वमेव न्यवेदयत्,तब राजाने उनसे सत्यवानके उद्देश्यसे अपना सारा अभिप्राय तथा कैसे-कैसे क्या-क्या करना है इत्यादि बातोंका विवरण सब कुछ स्पष्ट बता दिया
tasya sarvam abhiprāyam itikartavyatāṁ ca tāṁ satyavantaṁ samuddiśya sarvam eva nyavedayat
قال ماركاندييا: واضعةً ساتيافان نصب عينيها، كشفت له عن نيتها كلها، وعن خطة العمل كاملةً—ما الذي ينبغي فعله وكيف—فأوضحت كل شيء إيضاحًا تامًّا وبالتفصيل.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct through clarity and completeness: a righteous resolve should be accompanied by a clear, practical understanding of the proper means (itikartavyatā). Ethical intention is strengthened when one communicates the full plan transparently and responsibly.
In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, the concerned person (implicitly the wife in the Sāvitrī–Satyavān episode) explains to Satyavān her entire intention and the detailed steps to be followed, making the plan explicit and leaving nothing unspoken.