Shloka 15
तस्मै प्रयाचमानाय न देये कुण्डले त्वया । अनुनेय: परं शक््त्या श्रेय एतद्धि ते परम्,“उनके माँगनेपर तुम उन्हें अपने दोनों कुण्डल दे न देना। यथाशक्ति अनुनय-विनय करके उन्हें समझा देना; इससे तुम्हारा परम मंगल होगा
tasmai prayācamānāya na deye kuṇḍale tvayā | anuneyaḥ paraṁ śaktyā śreya etaddhi te param ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “If he comes begging, you must not give him your two earrings. Instead, with all the persuasion and respectful entreaty you can muster, try to dissuade him; for this course is your highest welfare.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Not every request should be met with immediate generosity; when a gift would cause grave harm, one should refuse and instead use respectful persuasion to prevent wrongdoing, since true welfare (śreyas) lies in discerning action.
A warning is given about an impending request for the hero’s earrings: if someone comes as a supplicant, he is instructed not to hand them over, but to try—within his capacity—to dissuade the requester through courteous reasoning, because that refusal is said to secure his highest good.