Shloka 98
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
इदं सत्यं द्विजातीनां साधूनामात्मजस्य च । सुहृदां च जपेत् कर्णे शिष्यस्यानुगतस्य च,इस सत्य सिद्धान्तको ब्राह्मण आदि द्विजों, साधु पुरुषों, पुत्र, सुहृदों, शिष्यवर्ग तथा अपने अनुगत मनुष्योंके कानमें कहना चाहिये
idaṃ satyaṃ dvijātīnāṃ sādhūnām ātmajasya ca | suhṛdāṃ ca japet karṇe śiṣyasyānugatasya ca ||
Pulastya berkata: “Kebenaran ini hendaklah disampaikan dengan lembut—seakan dibisikkan ke telinga—kepada golongan dwija (yang dua kali lahir), kepada orang-orang saleh, kepada anak sendiri, kepada sahabat karib, dan kepada murid yang setia serta taat.”
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A true principle should be shared with discernment: it is to be conveyed privately and respectfully to qualified, trustworthy recipients—virtuous people, one’s son, close well-wishers, and an obedient disciple—rather than broadcast indiscriminately.
Pulastya, speaking as an authoritative sage, gives an instruction about how sacred or ethically weighty truth is to be transmitted—by quiet recitation/whispering into the ear—emphasizing controlled dissemination within trusted relationships.