Shloka 14
शबलाप्रार्थना–वसिष्ठप्रतिज्ञा
The Request for Śabalā and Vasiṣṭha’s Refusal
स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ विद्याश्च विविधा स्तथा।आयत्तमत्र राजर्षे सर्वमेतन्न संशय:।।1.53.14।।
svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau vidyāś ca vividhās tathā | āyattam atra rājarṣe sarvam etan na saṃśayaḥ ||
ឱ រាជឫសី! ពាក្យអញ្ជើញ ‘ស្វាហា’ និង ‘វសត់’ និងវិទ្យាជាច្រើនប្រភេទផង—ទាំងអស់នេះនៅទីនេះ ពឹងផ្អែកលើនាង; មិនមានសង្ស័យឡើយ។
O Royal saint! swaha and vashat and various branches of learning are all dependent on this cow. No doubt about it.
FAQs
Reverence for sacred foundations: mantric speech and learning are treated as dharmic supports, not instruments to be seized by force.
Vasiṣṭha reinforces the indispensability of Śabalā by linking her to ritual formulae and the functioning of sacred knowledge.
Clarity and authority in teaching: Vasiṣṭha argues from principle and tradition, not from fear or bargaining.