Shloka 1
Satya-lakṣaṇa (The Characteristics and Forms of Truth) | सत्यलक्षणम्
ऑपन--माजल बक। असल पञ्चपञ्चाशर्दाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: नारदजीका सेमल-वृक्षको उसका अहंकार देखकर फटकारना नारद उवाच बन्धुत्वादथवा सख्याच्छाल्मले नात्र संशय: । पालयत्येव सततं भीम: सर्वत्रगोडनिलः
nārada uvāca |
bandhutvād athavā sakhyāc chālmale nātra saṁśayaḥ |
pālayaty eva satataṁ bhīmaḥ sarvatrago 'nilaḥ ||
Nārada dit : «Ô Śālmalī, il n’y a là aucun doute : c’est parce qu’il te tient pour un parent ou un ami que le redoutable dieu du Vent, qui se meut partout, te protège sans cesse en tout lieu.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Protection and favor often arise from relationship—kinship or friendship—rather than from one’s own greatness; recognizing the true cause of one’s security helps curb pride and cultivates humility.
Nārada addresses the Śālmali tree and points out that the fearsome, all-ranging Wind-god continually safeguards it, specifically because Vāyu considers it a friend or relative—setting up a corrective to the tree’s arrogance.