Shloka 22
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
ज्ञातीनां वक्तुकामानां कटुकानि लघूनि च । गिरा त्वं हृदयं वाचं शमयस्व मनांसि च
jñātīnāṁ vaktukāmānāṁ kaṭukāni laghūni ca | girā tvaṁ hṛdayaṁ vācaṁ śamayāsva manāṁsi ca
Nārada said: “When kinsmen are eager to speak, their words may turn bitter or belittling. Therefore, with your speech, soothe their hearts and calm their minds.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Use restrained, calming speech to prevent harsh or disparaging talk among relatives from escalating; ethical communication is a means of restoring mental peace and social harmony.
Nārada instructs the listener that when family members are stirred up and ready to speak, their words can become cutting or contemptuous; the advised response is to pacify hearts and settle minds through conciliatory speech.