Shloka 6
Rajo-guṇa-nirdeśa — Brahmā’s Enumeration of Rajasic Dispositions
मृषा वादो मृषा दानं विकल्प: परिभाषणम् | निन्दा स्तुति: प्रशंसा च प्रस्ताव: पारधर्षणम्
mṛṣā vādo mṛṣā dānaṃ vikalpaḥ paribhāṣaṇam | nindā stutiḥ praśaṃsā ca prastāvaḥ pāradharṣaṇam ||
Dijo Vāyu-deva: «La palabra falsa, e incluso la caridad dada con falsedad; la disputa capciosa y la charla pendenciera; la censura, la lisonja y el elogio; y el sacar a colación asuntos destinados a hostigar o amedrentar a otro: todo ello debe reconocerse como formas de falta que corroen el dharma y la recta conducta».
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that untruth and manipulative speech—lying, hypocritical giving, sophistry, abusive talk, disparagement, flattery, and even strategic ‘topic-raising’ meant to dominate—are ethically corrosive and undermine dharma.
Vāyudeva is speaking as a moral instructor, listing specific verbal and social behaviors that constitute harmful conduct, thereby guiding the listener toward truthful, restrained, and non-oppressive interaction.