Shloka 16
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
कृतमूलमिदानीं तज्ज्ञातिवृन्दे सहायवन् । न शक्यं पुनरादातुं वान्तमन्नमिव त्वया
kṛtamūlam idānīṁ taj jñātivṛnde sahāyavan | na śakyaṁ punar ādātuṁ vāntam annam iva tvayā ||
ಸಹಾಯಸಂಪನ್ನನಾದ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣಾ! ನೀನು ಒಮ್ಮೆ ನೀಡಿದ ಆ ರಾಜ್ಯೈಶ್ವರ್ಯವು ಈಗ ಬಂಧುಮಂಡಲದ ಬೆಂಬಲದಿಂದ ದೃಢಮೂಲವಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ವಾಂತಿಯಾದ ಅನ್ನದಂತೆ, ಅದನ್ನು ನೀನು ಕೂಡ ಮತ್ತೆ ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾರೆ.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Once authority or wealth has been granted and has become socially entrenched with the backing of kin and allies, retracting it is both impracticable and ethically improper; a ruler should consider consequences before bestowing power.
Nārada cautions that a previously conferred sovereignty has become firmly established through the support of the recipient’s clan; therefore it cannot be reclaimed, just as vomited food cannot be taken back.