वह्निस्वरूपा ललना नवनीत समः पुमान् । अनभिज्ञा वदंतीति विचारान्महदंतरम्
vahnisvarūpā lalanā navanīta samaḥ pumān | anabhijñā vadaṃtīti vicārānmahadaṃtaram
“ຄົນບໍ່ຮູ້ກ່າວວ່າ ຍິງມີສະພາບດັ່ງໄຟ ແລະ ຊາຍດັ່ງເນີຍ; ແຕ່ເມື່ອພິຈາລະນາແລ້ວ ຄວາມຈິງລະອຽດອ່ອນ ແລະ ແຕກຕ່າງຫຼາຍ।”
Muni (sage) speaking (continuing counsel to Śucī)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: The sage gestures as if weighing two symbols: a flame and a lump of butter, then points to his forehead (vicāra), indicating a deeper truth beyond appearances.
Do not rely on crude generalizations; apply vicāra (reasoned reflection) to understand conduct and responsibility.
No specific tīrtha is named; the instruction is part of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader dharma-teaching.
None; it is a moral-psychological teaching centered on discernment.