Shloka 18
कर्म–ज्ञान–दैव–स्वभावविचारः
Inquiry into Karma, Knowledge, Fate, and Nature
समाधिर्नास्य कामार्थे नात्मानं स्तौति करहिचित् | अर्नीर्षुर्मदुसंवादस्तस्मात् सर्वत्र पूजित:
samādhir nāsya kāmārthe nātmānaṃ stauti karhicit | anīrṣur madhusaṃvādas tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ||
তেওঁৰ মন কেতিয়াও বিষয়ভোগত স্থিৰ নহয় আৰু তেওঁ কেতিয়াও আত্মপ্ৰশংসা নকৰে। তেওঁ কাৰো প্ৰতি ঈৰ্ষাহীন আৰু মধুৰ, মিলনসাধক বাক্য কয়; সেয়ে তেওঁ সৰ্বত্ৰ আদৰিত।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person becomes universally respected through inner steadiness and ethical restraint: not being absorbed in sensual pursuits, avoiding self-praise, remaining free from envy, and speaking gently and sweetly.
Vāyudeva is describing the qualities of an exemplary person, highlighting behavioral markers—detachment from pleasures, humility, non-jealousy, and courteous speech—and explaining that these virtues naturally lead to honor in society.