Shloka 22
Nahuṣa Abhiṣeka and the Crisis of Restraint (नहुषाभिषेकः—दमभ्रंशः)
उक्तवानसि मां पूर्वमृतां तां कुरु वै गिरम् । नोक्तपूर्व च भगवन् वृथा ते किंचिदीश्वर
uktavān asi māṃ pūrvam ṛtāṃ tāṃ kuru vai giram | noktapūrva ca bhagavan vṛthā te kiṃcid īśvara ||
シャリヤは言った。「あなたは以前すでに私に語った。ゆえに、その言葉を真実として成就させ、先の約束を果たされよ。ああ、尊ぶべき主よ、前例なきことや根拠なきことを語られぬように—統べる者よ、あなたの言葉がむなしくならぬように。」
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses satya (truthfulness) and the ethical duty to honor one’s prior word: a ruler’s speech should not be empty or self-contradictory, because promises create moral obligations and social trust.
Śalya addresses a powerful figure with reverence, reminding him of an earlier statement or promise and urging him to make it come true, while warning against uttering words that would prove futile or unreliable.