Shloka 7
Adhyaya 13 — The Son’s Account of Hell and the Question of Unseen Sin
किमेतदिति चाह्लादविस्तारस्तिमितेक्षणैः ।
दृष्टमस्माभिरासन्नं नररत्नमनुत्तमम् ॥
kimetaditi cāhlāda-vistāras timitekṣaṇaiḥ | dṛṣṭam asmābhir āsannaṃ nara-ratnam anuttamam
「これは何だ？」—喜びが広がる中、驚きに目を凝らして、私たちは近くに、人々の中で比類なき宝珠のごとき者を見た。
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FAQs
True excellence (nara-ratna) is perceptible by its effects: it radiates well-being even in adverse environments, prompting inquiry into the nature of virtue.
Ethical narrative illustration; it supports dharma teaching rather than presenting cosmogenesis or dynastic lists.
The ‘unsurpassed jewel’ represents awakened conscience or sattva entering a tamasic realm, causing a spontaneous uplift (āhlāda) in surrounding minds.