Shloka 21
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
श्लक्ष्णां वाणी निराबाधां मधुरां पापवर्जिताम् । स्वागतेनाभिभाषणन्ते ते नरा: स्वर्गगामिन:
ślakṣṇāṃ vāṇīṃ nirābādhāṃ madhurāṃ pāpavarjitām | svāgatenābhibhāṣaṇante te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ ||
जो स्निग्ध, मधुर, बाधारहित, पापशून्य और स्वागत-सत्कार के भाव से युक्त वाणी बोलते हैं—वे मनुष्य स्वर्गलोक को जाते हैं।
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is expressed through speech: one should speak gently and pleasantly, without causing disturbance or harm, free from sinful intent, and with a welcoming, respectful attitude; such speech is praised as a cause of heavenly merit.
Śrī Maheśvara is instructing about virtuous conduct, specifically the ethics of speech, stating that those who address others with refined, sweet, non-hurtful, and hospitable words attain heaven.