Shloka 4
ययातिपतन-कारणम् (The Cause of Yayāti’s Fall) — Nārada’s Counsel on Pride and Reconciliation
प्राप्तवानस्मि यल्लोके सर्ववर्णेष्वगर्हया । तदप्यथ च दास्यामि तेन संयुज्यतां भवान्
prāptavān asmi yal loke sarvavarṇeṣv agarhayā | tad apy atha ca dāsyāmi tena saṁyujyatāṁ bhavān ||
ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ എല്ലാ വർണങ്ങളിലുമിടയിൽ നിന്ദ്യമായ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൽ നിന്ന് അകന്ന് ഞാൻ നേടിയ പുണ്യം, അതും ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെക്കു നൽകുന്നു; ആ പുണ്യത്താൽ നിങ്ങൾ സംയുക്തനാകട്ടെ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Merit (puṇya) is rooted in blameless conduct—living in a way that avoids censure across social contexts—and such merit is portrayed as a spiritual resource that can be bestowed as a blessing to support another’s dharmic standing.
Nārada addresses an honored recipient (bhavān) and offers the merit he has accumulated through irreproachable behavior among all varṇas, effectively conferring a benediction: “May you be united with and strengthened by this merit.”