Shloka 27
Narrative of King Pṛthu: Chastising and Milking the Earth
कृषिर्नैव न वाणिज्यं न गोरक्षा प्रवर्तते । नानृतं भाषते कश्चिन्न लोभो न च मत्सरः
kṛṣirnaiva na vāṇijyaṃ na gorakṣā pravartate | nānṛtaṃ bhāṣate kaścinna lobho na ca matsaraḥ
কৃষি নাই, বাণিজ্য নাই, গোৰক্ষাো প্ৰচলিত নহয়। কোনেও মিছা কথা নকয়; লোভো নাই, মত্সৰো নাই।
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Concept: A society can be materially inactive yet spiritually elevated when truthfulness and freedom from greed and envy prevail.
Application: Practice daily ‘alobha’ (contentment): reduce unnecessary acquisition, speak truth gently, and consciously celebrate others’ good fortune to dissolve matsara (envy).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: कृषिर्नैव = kṛṣiḥ na eva; नानृतं = na anṛtam; कश्चिन्न = kaścit na; (IAST kaścinna); गोरक्षा = go-rakṣā (समास).
FAQs
It depicts an idealized moral state where society is free from false speech, greed, and envy—suggesting a dharmic order so harmonious that ordinary economic striving (farming, trade, cattle-tending) is not emphasized.
These are classic markers of household economy and social livelihood; listing them highlights a contrast between material activity (pravṛtti) and a condition characterized primarily by ethical purity and inner restraint.
The verse elevates satya (truthfulness) and freedom from lobha (greed) and matsara (envy) as foundational virtues for a peaceful and righteous community.