Shloka 29
अनब्रुवन् वाति सुरभिर्गन्ध: सुमनसां शुचि: । तथैवाव्याहरन् भाति विमलो भानुरम्बरे,फूलोंकी पवित्र एवं मनोरम सुगन्ध बिना कुछ बोले ही महक उठती है। निर्मल सूर्य अपनी प्रशंसा किये बिना ही आकाशमें प्रकाशित होने लगते हैं
anabruvan vāti surabhir gandhaḥ sumanasāṃ śuciḥ | tathaivāvyāharan bhāti vimalaḥ bhānur ambare ||
Narada said: “Without speaking, the pure and delightful fragrance of flowers spreads on the breeze. In the same way, without proclaiming itself, the spotless sun shines in the sky.” The teaching is that true excellence and virtue do not require self-advertisement; their presence becomes evident through their natural effects.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Genuine merit does not need proclamation. Like a flower’s scent and the sun’s light, true virtue and excellence become known through their natural, beneficial effects rather than through self-praise.
Nārada offers a moral illustration using two natural images—fragrance carried by the wind and the sun shining in the sky—to counsel that the best qualities reveal themselves quietly and unmistakably.