Shloka 37
Adhyaya 21 — Householder's Dharma
तञ्चाहं तत्त्वतोऽन्विष्य त्वरिता समुपागता ।
सत्यमेव स केनापि ताडितो दानवाधमः ॥
tañ cāhaṃ tattvato 'nviṣya tvaritā samupāgatā | satyam eva sa kenāpi tāḍito dānavādhamaḥ ||
उस विषय की सत्यता से जाँच करके मैं शीघ्र यहाँ आया हूँ; निश्चय ही दानवों में वह अधम किसी के द्वारा मारा गया।
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FAQs
The verse valorizes careful ascertainment of truth (tattvataḥ) before concluding—an ethical ideal in dharma-literature: inquiry precedes judgment.
Ānucarita (episode narrative). It supports didactic aims but does not directly advance cosmological lists.
‘Investigating in truth’ suggests viveka (discernment) as the inner weapon that identifies and neutralizes the ‘demonic’ tendencies.