Shloka 9
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
असत्यार्थे नृणां याञ्चाप्रवणं जायते मनः ।
सत्यशेषे कथं याञ्चां मम जिह्वा करिष्यति ॥
asatyārthe nṛṇāṃ yāñcāpravaṇaṃ jāyate manaḥ |
satyaśeṣe kathaṃ yāñcāṃ mama jihvā kariṣyati ||
লক্ষ্য যদি অসত্য হয়, তবে মন ভিক্ষা-প্রার্থনা থেকে সরে যায়। যদি আমার কাছে কেবল সত্যই অবশিষ্ট থাকে, তবে আমার জিহ্বা কীভাবে কোনো প্রার্থনার কথা উচ্চারণ করবে?
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FAQs
Begging (or asking boons) is ethically constrained by satya: if one’s life is grounded in truth and self-respect, speech will not bend toward opportunistic solicitation. The verse links inner integrity with verbal discipline.
Ethical instruction embedded in narrative (ākhyāna). Not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa segment.
‘Tongue’ symbolizes vāg-indriya; when satya is the governing residue (śeṣa), the sensory faculty is restrained—suggesting an inner vrata where speech cannot be recruited for desire-driven acquisition.