Shloka 4
आचार्य-क्षमा, देśa–kāla-नīti, तथा भेद-दोषः
Teacher-Reconciliation, Timing-Policy, and the Fault of Factionalism
मनसा चिन्तयामास प्रसादं पावकस्य च । सच तच्चिन्तितं ज्ञात्वा ध्वजे भूतान्यदेशयत्
manasā cintayāmāsa prasādaṃ pāvakasya ca | sa ca tac-cintitaṃ jñātvā dhvaje bhūtāny adeśayat ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。彼は心中にてパーヴァカ（Pāvaka、火神アグニ）の恩寵を念じた。そしてその思念を悟るや、旗に宿る諸存在に命じ、意図のままに働かせた。この詩句は内なる決意の倫理的な力を示す。すなわち、規律ある思考が高き力と合一するとき、正しく整えられた器を通じて、効ある行為となって現れるのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that inner resolve (manasā cintā) is ethically significant: when one’s intention is aligned with divine favor (prasāda of Agni), it can be translated into effective, orderly action by directing one’s instruments and allies (symbolized by the beings on the banner).
The narrator describes a figure who mentally seeks/recalls Agni’s favor and, once his intention is understood, commands the beings associated with the banner (dhvaja) to act—suggesting a coordinated response to a deliberate plan.