Shloka 49
पादाच्चतुर्थात् सम्भूत आत्मा यस्मान्मुने तव । त्वं भविष्यस्यनुपमो जन्म वै सफल॑ कुरु,“मुने! तुम्हारा यह शरीर धर्मके चौथे पाद सत्यसे उत्पन्न हुआ है। अतः तुम अनुपम सत्यवादी होओगे। जाओ, अपना जन्म सफल करो
pādāc caturthāt sambhūta ātmā yasmān mune tava | tvaṃ bhaviṣyasy anupamo janma vai saphalaṃ kuru ||
Māṇḍavya said: “O sage, since your very self has arisen from the fourth foot of Dharma—Truth—you will be unmatched in truthfulness. Go, and make your birth truly fruitful.”
माण्डव्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truth (satya) is presented as a foundational ‘pāda’ (pillar/quarter) of Dharma; one whose nature is rooted in satya should embody unwavering truthfulness and thereby make life meaningful through ethical integrity.
Māṇḍavya addresses a sage, praising his origin/nature as arising from the ‘fourth pāda’ of Dharma identified with Truth, and urges him to live out that destiny—becoming incomparable in truthfulness and fulfilling the purpose of his birth.