Shloka 16
कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्
Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse
तथा तु नियतात्मानं त॑ नृपं मुनिसत्तम: | आबभाषे स धर्मात्मा तस्यैवार्थचिकीर्षया
tathā tu niyatātmānaṃ taṃ nṛpaṃ munisattamaḥ | ābabhāṣe sa dharmātmā tasyaivārthacikīrṣayā ||
Demikianlah, melihat raja itu teguh mengekang diri—akal dan pancaindera terkawal dalam tapa—resi utama Vasiṣṭha yang berpegang pada dharma pun berbicara kepadanya, semata-mata untuk menolong baginda mencapai maksud yang wajar.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is advanced through disciplined self-control (niyama) and the timely guidance of the wise; a sage’s speech is meant to aid rightful aims, not merely to display learning.
A king is engaged in austerity with controlled mind and senses. Vasiṣṭha, described as righteous and foremost among sages, addresses him in order to help him achieve his intended objective.