Shloka 74
और्वोपाख्यानम्
Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger
तस्मात् तापत्य यक्किंचिन्नृणां श्रेय इहेप्सितम् | तस्मिन् कर्मणि योक्तव्या दान्तात्मान: पुरोहिता:,अतः तपतीनन्दन! मनुष्योंको इस लोकमें जो भी कल्याणकारी कार्य करना अभीष्ट हो, उसमें वह मन और इन्द्रियोंको वशमें रखनेवाले पुरोहितोंको नियुक्त करे
tasmāt tāpatya yat kiñcin nṛṇāṃ śreya ihepsitam | tasmin karmaṇi yoktavyā dāntātmānaḥ purohitāḥ ||
अतः हे तापतीनन्दन! मनुष्यों को इस लोक में जो भी कल्याणकारी कार्य अभीष्ट हो, उसी कार्य में मन और इन्द्रियों को वश में रखने वाले पुरोहितों को नियुक्त करना चाहिए।
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Any undertaking aimed at human welfare should be guided by priests/advisers who are disciplined and self-controlled; ethical success depends on the moral quality of those entrusted with sacred and advisory roles.
A Gandharva addresses a descendant of Tapati and offers counsel on proper conduct: when pursuing any beneficial goal in the world, one should engage restrained, virtuous purohitas to oversee and guide the action in accordance with dharma.