Shloka 36
Rāma’s Abhiṣeka Plan, Kaikeyī’s Boon, and the Initiation of the Exile
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account
यदत्र तथ्यं पथ्यं च तद् ब्रवीह्॒विचारयन् । श्रुत्वा तथा करिष्यामि व्यवसायं गिरा तव,“इसके उत्तरमें जो सत्य एवं हितकर बात हो, उसे बिना किसी हिचकिचाहटके कहो। तुम्हारी बात सुनकर उसीके द्वारा मैं अपने कर्तव्यका निश्चय करूँगा”
yad atra tathyaṃ pathyaṃ ca tad bravīhi vicārayan | śrutvā tathā kariṣyāmi vyavasāyaṃ girā tava ||
“After due reflection, tell me here whatever is true and also beneficial. Having heard your words, I shall act accordingly and settle my resolve about what ought to be done.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should seek counsel that is both factually true (tathya) and ethically beneficial (pathya), then form a firm resolve (vyavasāya) based on such well-considered speech rather than impulse or mere pleasing words.
A speaker requests guidance: they ask the other party to reflect and state what is true and beneficial in the situation, declaring that after hearing this counsel they will decide their course of action and duty.