Shloka 4
Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ
Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names
इति संचित्य मनसा श्रद्दधानः स्त्रिया वच: । बलाकाप्रत्ययेनासौ धर्म्यैश्व वचनै: शुभै:
iti sañcitya manasā śraddadhānaḥ striyā vacaḥ | balākāpratyayenāsau dharmyair eva vacanaiḥ śubhaiḥ ||
ಹೀಗೆ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಂತಿಸಿ, ಆ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯ ವಚನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ ಇಟ್ಟು, ಬಕದ ದೃಷ್ಟಾಂತದಿಂದ ನಿಶ್ಚಯಗೊಂಡ ಅವನು ಧರ್ಮ್ಯವಾದ ಶುಭ ಉಪದೇಶಗಳಿಂದ ಸಂಬೋಧಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟನು.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should reflect carefully and then place faith in sound counsel; when a convincing example removes doubt, righteous instruction (dharmya vacana) can be accepted and followed.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a man who, after inward reflection, believes a woman’s statement; his confidence is strengthened by the illustrative case of a heron, and he is then guided by auspicious, dharma-aligned words.