Shloka 19
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
अनायसेन शस्त्रेण मृदुना हृदयच्छिदा । जिद्नामुद्धर सर्वेषां परिमृज्यानुमृज्य च,अतः श्रीकृष्ण! आप एक ऐसे कोमल शस्त्रसे, जो लोहेका बना हुआ न होनेपर भी हृदयको छेद डालनेमें समर्थ है, परिमार्जनः और अनुमार्जनः करके उन सबकी जीभ उखाड़ लें--उन्हें मूक बना दें (जिससे फिर कलहका आरम्भ न हो)
anāyasena śastreṇa mṛdunā hṛdayacchidā | jihvām uddhara sarveṣāṁ parimṛjyānumṛjya ca ||
Nārada dijo: «Con un arma sin esfuerzo—suave, pero capaz de atravesar el corazón—purifica primero y vuelve a purificar; y así arranca las lenguas de todos: hazlos callar, para que la querella no comience de nuevo».
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech can function like a subtle weapon: though ‘soft’ and non-metallic, it can pierce the heart and reignite hostility. Therefore, controlling, purifying, and restraining harmful speech is presented as essential for preventing renewed quarrel and sustaining peace.
Nārada addresses Śrī Kṛṣṇa with a striking metaphor: he urges the use of a gentle yet heart-cutting ‘weapon’ to ‘remove the tongues’ of those who would provoke conflict—i.e., to silence divisive talk after reconciliation so that discord does not start again.