Shloka 256
Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)
प्रीत्यर्थ तव चैतन्मे स्वर्गसंदर्शनं कृतम् । फिर जब मैं तुम्हारा धन लुटाने लगा
prītyarthaṁ tava caitanmē svargasaṁdarśanaṁ kṛtam |
Cyavana berkata: “Penglihatan tentang syurga ini diperlihatkan kepadamu semata-mata untuk menyenangkan hatimu. Bahkan ketika aku mula merampas hartamu, engkau tidak dikuasai oleh kemarahan. Melihat semuanya itu, aku amat bersukacita terhadapmu. Maka, wahai raja, tuan manusia, aku menyebabkan engkau—bersama isterimu—menyaksikan syurga di rimba ini dengan satu tujuan sahaja: untuk memuaskan hatimu. Ketahuilah dengan baik bahawa maksud segala perbuatan ini hanyalah untuk menggembirakanmu.”
च्यवन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True virtue is shown by self-mastery: even when provoked by loss or insult, one should not be ruled by anger. Such forbearance and steadiness in dharma become the basis for divine favor and higher reward.
Sage Chyavana explains that he deliberately arranged a situation that could provoke the king—such as the taking away of wealth—to test his temperament. Because the king remained unangered, Chyavana was pleased and therefore granted him (with his wife) a vision of heaven in the forest, clarifying that the entire sequence was meant to satisfy and honor him.