Shloka 90
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
राजोवाच विरूप कि धारयते भवानस्य ब्रवीतु मे । श्रुत्वा तथा करिष्येडहमिति मे धीयते मन:
rājovāca — virūpa kiṃ dhārayate bhavān asya? bravītu me; śrutvā tathā kariṣye ’ham iti me dhīyate manaḥ.
ພະຣາຊາ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ວິຣູປະ! ວິກຣິຕະຖືໜີ້ ຫຼືພັນທະອັນໃດໄວ້ເທິງເຈົ້າ? ຈົ່ງບອກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ. ເມື່ອໄດ້ຟັງແລ້ວ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະກະທຳຕາມນັ້ນ—ນີ້ແມ່ນຄວາມຕັ້ງໃຈອັນໝັ້ນຄົງໃນໃຈຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ»។
विकृत उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should decide matters of obligation and dispute only after hearing the relevant facts, and then act firmly according to dharma—measured inquiry followed by resolute action.
The king questions Virūpa about the specific claim (a ‘debt/obligation’) that Vikṛta is said to have over him, asking for clarification so that the king can render an appropriate decision.