Shloka 22
Marutta Seeks Saṃvarta’s Priestly Support; Conditions, Truth-Discipline, and Rival Powers
मरुत्त उवाच यावत् तपेत् सहसांशुस्तिष्ेर॑श्वापि पर्वता: । तावल्लोकान्न लभेयं त्यजेयं सड़तं यदि
marutta uvāca | yāvat tapet sahasrāṁśus tiṣṭheran api parvatāḥ | tāval lokān na labheyaṁ tyajeyaṁ saṅgataṁ yadi ||
মৰুঠে ক’লে—হে ব্ৰাহ্মণ! যদি মই আপোনাৰ সঙ্গ আৰু মৈত্ৰী ত্যাগ কৰোঁ, তেন্তে যিমান দিন সহস্ৰকিৰণ সূৰ্য তপে আৰু যিমান দিন পৰ্বত অচল থাকে, সিমান দিন মই উত্তম লোক লাভ নকৰোঁ।
मरुत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses dharma as fidelity to one’s pledged association: abandoning a committed alliance (saṅgata) is treated as a grave ethical breach that destroys merit and blocks attainment of higher worlds.
Marutta speaks to a Brāhmaṇa, declaring that he cannot in good conscience abandon the relationship or agreement he has formed; he frames the consequence in cosmic terms—lasting as long as the Sun shines and mountains endure—to emphasize the seriousness of betrayal.