Shloka 4
ययातिपतन-कारणम् (The Cause of Yayāti’s Fall) — Nārada’s Counsel on Pride and Reconciliation
प्राप्तवानस्मि यल्लोके सर्ववर्णेष्वगर्हया । तदप्यथ च दास्यामि तेन संयुज्यतां भवान्
prāptavān asmi yal loke sarvavarṇeṣv agarhayā | tad apy atha ca dāsyāmi tena saṁyujyatāṁ bhavān ||
Nārada said: “Whatever merit I have gained in this world by remaining blameless among all the social orders—free from conduct worthy of censure—I now give that merit to you as well. May you be endowed and strengthened by that merit.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Merit (puṇya) is rooted in blameless conduct—living in a way that avoids censure across social contexts—and such merit is portrayed as a spiritual resource that can be bestowed as a blessing to support another’s dharmic standing.
Nārada addresses an honored recipient (bhavān) and offers the merit he has accumulated through irreproachable behavior among all varṇas, effectively conferring a benediction: “May you be united with and strengthened by this merit.”