Shloka 9
Adhyāya 26 — Ekākṣara-Brahman (“Om”) and the Hṛdayastha Guru
Inner Teacher
तेषां प्रद्रवमाणानामुपदेशार्थमात्मन: । सर्पाणां दंशने भाव: प्रवृत्त: पूर्वमेव तु
teṣāṃ pradravamāṇānām upadeśārtham ātmanaḥ | sarpāṇāṃ daṃśane bhāvaḥ pravṛttaḥ pūrvam eva tu ||
ಅವರು ಆ ಉಪದೇಶದ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ತಮ್ಮ ಹಿತಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಚಿಂತಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಮೊದಲಾಗಿ ಸರ್ಪರೊಳಗೆ ಕಚ್ಚುವ ಭಾವನೆ ಪ್ರವರ್ತಿಸಿತು; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಒಂದೇ ಬೋಧನೆಯಿಂದಲೂ ಸ್ವಭಾವಾನುಸಾರ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ವೃತ್ತಿಗಳು ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The same instruction can yield different outcomes because beings act according to their inherent disposition (bhāva/svabhāva). Ethical response is shaped not only by the teaching but by the listener’s inner nature.
A Brahmin narrator describes how, amid agitation and reflection on a counsel meant for their benefit, the serpents first developed the impulse to bite—illustrating how their characteristic tendency manifests immediately when they interpret the instruction.