Shloka 6
Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)
निर्याणं च रथेनाशु सहसा यत् कृतं त्वया । धनानां च विसर्गस्य वनस्यापि च दर्शनम्
niryāṇaṁ ca rathenāśu sahasā yat kṛtaṁ tvayā | dhanānāṁ ca visargasya vanasyāpi ca darśanam ||
クシカは言った。「車に乗って一気に、ためらいもなく速やかに出立したこと、財を施し放ったこと、さらには森を見に赴いたこと——これらの行い（ひとまとめにして）は、その背後にある決意と意図を省みさせる。」
कुशिक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sudden, decisive actions—rapid departure, relinquishing wealth, and turning toward the forest—signal a moral or spiritual turning point. It invites scrutiny of intention: whether the haste is grounded in dharma (right purpose) and whether charity and withdrawal are undertaken with clarity rather than impulse.
Kuśika addresses someone whose behavior has abruptly shifted: they have quickly set out by chariot, disposed of their wealth (as gifts/charity), and gone to see the forest. Kuśika points to these acts as notable events, implying a significant decision such as withdrawal from worldly life or a dharmic course-change.