Shloka 111
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चित् ते सफला वेदा: कच्चित् ते सफलं धनम् । कच्चित् ते सफला दारा: कच्चित् ते सफलं श्रुतम्
kaccit te saphalā vedāḥ kaccit te saphalaṃ dhanam | kaccit te saphalā dārāḥ kaccit te saphalaṃ śrutam ||
Nārada said: “Are your Vedas truly bearing fruit? Is your wealth being put to worthy use? Is your marriage and household life fruitful? And is your learning—what you have heard and studied—proving effective?”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the true measure of Veda-study, wealth, marriage/household life, and learning is their ‘fruit’—their dharmic outcome in conduct, generosity, restraint, and right living—rather than mere possession or status.
Nārada addresses the listener with a traditional set of probing ‘kaccit’ questions, assessing whether the person’s key life-pillars—sacred knowledge, resources, domestic life, and education—are being properly fulfilled and yielding righteous results.