Shloka 24
Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)
धनोत्सर्गेडपि च कृते न त्वां क्रोध: प्रधर्षयत्
dhanotsarge 'pi ca kṛte na tvāṁ krodhaḥ pradharṣayat | prītyarthaṁ tava caitan me svargasaṁdarśanaṁ kṛtam ||
Bahkan ketika aku mula merampas hartamu, kemarahan tidak menguasaimu. Hal itulah yang sangat menyenangkan hatiku terhadapmu. Maka, wahai raja, tuan di antara manusia, aku menyebabkan engkau—bersama isterimu—menyaksikan syurga di rimba ini semata-mata untuk menggembirakanmu. Ketahuilah dengan sungguh: tujuan segala perbuatan ini hanyalah untuk memberikan kepuasan kepadamu.
च्यवन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True virtue is shown by restraint: even under provocation and material loss, one should not be conquered by anger. Such self-mastery becomes the basis for honor, divine favor, and higher attainments.
Cyavana explains that he deliberately created a situation where the king’s wealth was taken away to test him. Seeing that the king did not succumb to anger, Cyavana became pleased and therefore granted the king (with his wife) a vision of heaven in the forest as a reward and reassurance.