Shloka 25
Adhyāya 249 — Mṛtyu-prādurbhāvaḥ (The Manifestation of Death) / Restraint of Tejas and Ordered Saṃhāra
तत् प्रीतियुक्तेन गुणान्वितेन पुत्रेण सत्पुत्र दमान्वितेन । पृष्टो हि सम्प्रीतमना यथार्थ ब्रूयात् सुतस्येह यदुक्तमेतत्
tat prīti-yuktena guṇānvitena putreṇa satputra damānvitena | pṛṣṭo hi samprīta-manā yathārthaṁ brūyāt sutasyeha yad uktam etat || satputra śukadeva! prīti-yuktaḥ guṇavān tathendriya-saṁyamī putra yadi praśna kare to pitā santuṣṭa-citta hokar us jijñāsu putra-ke samīpa yathārtha-rūpa-se is jñāna-kā upadeś kare, jo kuch maine tumhāre nikaṭ kahā hai ||
Vyāsa berkata: Bila seorang putra yang mulia—penuh kasih, berhias kebajikan, dan teguh dalam pengendalian diri—mengajukan pertanyaan, sang ayah hendaknya, dengan hati yang puas, menyampaikan kebenaran apa adanya kepada putra yang ingin tahu itu. Wahai Śukadeva, putra yang luhur, ajaran yang telah kukatakan di sini inilah yang patut diajarkan sang ayah kepadanya, tepat sebagaimana adanya.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A father (or elder teacher) should impart knowledge truthfully and without distortion when questioned by a worthy, affectionate, virtuous, and self-controlled son; the student’s character and sincerity make him fit to receive instruction.
Vyāsa addresses Śukadeva, describing the proper circumstance for transmitting higher knowledge: when a disciplined and virtuous son asks with genuine curiosity, the father, pleased, should teach him exactly what has been taught here.