Shloka 5
राजानश्न नरव्याप्र पौरुषेण निबोध तत् । कीर्तिश्व जीवत: साध्वी पुरुषस्य महाद्युते
rājānaś ca naravyāghra pauruṣeṇa nibodha tat | kīrtiś ca jīvataḥ sādhvī puruṣasya mahādyute ||
O king, O tiger among men, understand this through the lens of true manly effort: for a great-souled man, illustrious fame is a noble companion even while he yet lives.
सूर्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sūrya teaches that true human excellence is shown through personal effort and valor, and that noble fame is a living reward for a worthy person—not merely something that comes after death.
Sūrya addresses a king (praised as a ‘tiger among men’ and ‘great-lustrous’) and urges him to grasp an ethical point about pauruṣa (heroic effort) and the value of kīrti (honorable reputation) in a ruler’s life.