Shloka 14
Adhyaya 10 — Svayambhuva Manvantara
इति पित्रा सुतस्नेहात् प्रलोभि मधुराक्षरम् ।
स चोद्यमानो बहुशः प्रहस्येदमथाब्रवीत् ॥
iti pitrā sutasnehāt pralobhi madhurākṣaram | sa codyamāno bahuśaḥ prahasyedam athābravīt ||
Thus, the father—out of love for his son—spoke with sweet, enticing words. And he, being urged many times, smiled and then spoke this.
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FAQs
Affectionate counsel can draw out a deeper truth. The son’s smile signals distance from ordinary motivations, preparing the listener for a teaching on repeated worldly experience and disillusionment.
Didactic ākhyāna supporting dharma/vairāgya; not sarga or manvantara material.
The ‘smile’ can be read as the witness-consciousness (sākṣin) emerging—unmoved by persuasion, yet capable of compassionate instruction.