Shloka 26
न चापि गन्तुं युक्त हि मया मिथ्याकृतेन वै । असमेत्य त्वया भीरु मन्त्राहूतेन भाविनि,निर्दोष अंगोंवाली सुन्दरी! तुमने मन्त्रद्वारा मेरा आवाहन किया है; इस दशामें उस आवाहनको व्यर्थ करके तुमसे मिले बिना ही लौट जाना मेरे लिये उचित न होगा। भीरु! यदि मैं इसी तरह लौटूँगा तो जगत्में मेरा उपहास होगा। शुभे! सम्पूर्ण देवताओंकी दृष्टिमें भी मुझे निन्दनीय बनना पड़ेगा
na cāpi gantuṁ yuktaṁ hi mayā mithyākṛtena vai | asametya tvayā bhīru mantrāhūtena bhāvini ||
Sūrya said: “Nor would it be proper for me to depart after acting in vain. O timid one, since you have invoked me by mantra, it would not be right for me to return without meeting you. If I were to go back in this manner, I would become an object of ridicule in the world and would be blamed even in the sight of all the gods.”
सूर्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical tension: a divine being claims that an invocation creates an obligation to respond, and that failing to do so would invite public and divine censure. It highlights how reputation, social accountability, and perceived duty can be used to justify action.
Sūrya addresses a young woman who has summoned him through a mantra. He argues that he cannot return without meeting her, because doing so would make his coming ‘in vain’ and expose him to ridicule and blame among the world and the gods.