Shloka 19
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
अनायसेन शस्त्रेण मृदुना हृदयच्छिदा । जिद्नामुद्धर सर्वेषां परिमृज्यानुमृज्य च
anāyasena śastreṇa mṛdunā hṛdayacchidā | jihvām uddhara sarveṣāṁ parimṛjyānumṛjya ca ||
ナーラダは言った。「労せずして用い得る武器――柔らかいのに心を貫くそれ――で、まず清め、さらにもう一度清めよ。そうして彼らすべての舌を抜き、沈黙させよ。争いが再び起こらぬために。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech can function like a subtle weapon: though ‘soft’ and non-metallic, it can pierce the heart and reignite hostility. Therefore, controlling, purifying, and restraining harmful speech is presented as essential for preventing renewed quarrel and sustaining peace.
Nārada addresses Śrī Kṛṣṇa with a striking metaphor: he urges the use of a gentle yet heart-cutting ‘weapon’ to ‘remove the tongues’ of those who would provoke conflict—i.e., to silence divisive talk after reconciliation so that discord does not start again.