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अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
जब सजातीय बन्धु आपके प्रति कड़वी तथा ओछी बातें कहना चाहें, उस समय आप मधुर वचन बोलकर उनके हृदय, वाणी तथा मनको शान्त कर दें ।। नामहापुरुष: वक्षिन्नानात्मा नासहायवान् । महतीं धुरमाधत्ते तामुद्यम्योरसा वह,जो महापुरुष नहीं है, जिसने अपने मनको वशमें नहीं किया है तथा जो सहायकोंसे सम्पन्न नहीं है, वह कोई भारी भार नहीं उठा सकता। अतः आप ही इस गुरुतर भारको हृदयसे उठाकर वहन करें
yadā sajātīyā bandhavaḥ tava prati kaṭvīr nīcāś ca vācaḥ vaktum iccheyuḥ, tadā tvaṃ madhurair vacobhir hṛdayaṃ vāk ca manaś ca teṣāṃ śāntayeḥ. na mahāpuruṣaḥ vaśīkṛtātmā na sahāyavān mahātīṃ dhuram ādhattuṃ śaknoti; tasmāt tvam eva etāṃ gurutarāṃ dhuram hṛdayena utthāpya urasā vahā.
Nārada said: When kinsmen of your own kind are about to speak bitter and mean words to you, you should answer with sweetness, calming their heart, speech, and mind. One who is not truly great, who has not mastered himself, and who lacks support cannot lift a heavy burden. Therefore, you yourself must take up this weight from the heart and bear it firmly upon your breast.
नारद उवाच