Shloka 8
शेष उवाच सोदर्या मम सर्वे हि भ्रातरो मन्दचेतस: । सह तैर्नोत्सहे वस्तुं तद् भवाननुमन्यताम्,शेषनाग बोले--भगवन्! मेरे सब सहोदर भाई बड़े मन्दबुद्धि हैं, अतः मैं उनके साथ नहीं रहना चाहता। आप मेरी इस इच्छाका अनुमोदन करें
śeṣa uvāca: sodaryā mama sarve hi bhrātaro mandacetasaḥ | saha tair notsahe vastum tad bhavān anumanyatām ||
Śeṣa said: “Lord, all my full brothers are indeed dull-minded. Therefore I do not wish to live together with them. May you approve and permit this resolve of mine.”
शेष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical discernment in companionship: when close associates are misguided or lack good judgment, one may seek distance to preserve one’s own right conduct, but should do so with humility and by seeking rightful permission rather than acting in arrogance or impulsiveness.
Śeṣa addresses a revered authority (the Lord) and states that his uterine brothers are foolish-minded; he therefore does not wish to remain with them and requests consent to separate and live apart.