Shloka 103
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
शुन:सख (संन्यासी) ने कहा--यातुधानी! इन ऋषियोंने जिस प्रकार अपना नाम बताया है; उस तरह मैं नहीं बता सकता। तू मेरा नाम शुन:सख समझ ।।
śunaḥsakha (saṃnyāsī) uvāca— yātudhāni! ime ṛṣayaḥ yathā svanāma vyājahruḥ, tathāhaṃ na śaknomi vaktum. tvaṃ mama nāma śunaḥsakham iti manyasva. yātudhāny uvāca— nāmnā niruktam etat te vākyaṃ saṃdigdhayā girā; tasmāt punar idānīṃ tvaṃ brūhi yan nāma te, dvija.
出家のシュナハサカは言った。「おおヤートゥダーニーよ。これらの聖仙たちはある仕方で名を名乗ったが、私は同じ仕方では名乗れぬ。私の名は『シュナハサカ』と思え。」 ヤートゥダーニーは答えた。「あなたの名についての言葉は疑わしい響きを帯びている。ゆえに、婆羅門よ、今一度——明らかに——あなたの真の名を説き明かせ。」
शुनःसख उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights ethical concern for clarity and truth in speech: a name (and by extension one’s identity or intent) should not be conveyed through ambiguous words when the context demands straightforwardness.
A renunciant named Śunaḥsakha addresses a demoness, saying he cannot state his name in the same manner as the sages did and asks her to accept his name as ‘Śunaḥsakha.’ The demoness challenges him, saying his words are doubtful, and demands a clearer explanation of his name.