Shloka 106
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
राजोवाच प्रस्तुतं सुमहत् कार्यमनयोर्गह्वरं यथा । जापकस्य दृढीकार: कथमेतद् भविष्यति
rājovāca prasṛtaṃ sumahat kāryam anayor gahvaraṃ yathā | jāpakasya dṛḍhīkāraḥ katham etad bhaviṣyati ||
ພະຣາຊາກ່າວວ່າ: «ບັດນີ້ ກິດການອັນໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງ ແລະ ລຶກລັບຊັບຊ້ອນ ຢືນຢູ່ຕໍ່ໜ້າຄົນທັງສອງ ດັ່ງຫວ່າງເຫວລຶກ. ແລະຄວາມຍືນຍັນອັນແນ່ນອນຂອງພຣາຫມັນ ‘ຊາປະກະ’ ຜູ້ສວດຈະປະ ກໍຍັງຄົງເຫມືອນເກົ່າ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຈະແກ້ໄຂເລື່ອງນີ້ແນວໃດ?»
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic tension: when a grave, complex issue arises, steadfast personal vows (here, the jāpaka’s insistence) must be weighed alongside practical governance. It frames ethical decision-making as difficult and deep, requiring careful resolution rather than impulsive action.
The king observes that a major and profound dispute/problem has surfaced involving two parties, and that the japa-practising Brahmin remains unyielding. The king asks how the matter can be settled, setting up the next part of the discussion on how to resolve such a stalemate.