Shloka 266
Brāhmaṇa-mahattva and Atithi-Dharma
Brahmagītā: Praise of Brāhmaṇas and norms of honor
मही प्रचलिता चासीत् तस्य सत्येन कर्मणा । सारा शुभ्र आकाश सब ओससे मेघोंद्वारा आच्छादित हो गया। उनके सत्यकर्मके प्रभावसे पृथ्वी काँपने लगी
mahī pracalitā cāsīt tasya satyena karmaṇā |
Dengan kekuatan laku yang dipenuhi satya (kebenaran), bumi sendiri mulai bergetar dan bergerak. Kisah ini menegaskan asas dharma yang utama: satya, bila diwujudkan sebagai tindakan yang teguh, bukan sekadar kebajikan pribadi, melainkan daya yang mampu mengguncang tatanan dunia.
श्येन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights satya as an active, world-sustaining force: truthfulness expressed through consistent conduct (satya-karma) generates moral potency that can influence even the natural/cosmic order.
Śyena states that because of someone's truthful actions, the earth began to move/tremble—an image used to convey the extraordinary efficacy of truth as a dharmic power.