Shloka 14
Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey
इति पित्रा सुतस्नेहात् प्रलोभि मधुराक्षरम् ।
स चोद्यमानो बहुशः प्रहस्येदमथाब्रवीत् ॥
iti pitrā sutasnehāt pralobhi madhurākṣaram | sa codyamāno bahuśaḥ prahasyedam athābravīt ||
Demikianlah si ayah—kerana kasihnya kepada anak—berkata dengan kata-kata yang manis dan memikat. Dan dia, setelah didesak berkali-kali, tersenyum lalu berkata demikian.
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FAQs
Affectionate counsel can draw out a deeper truth. The son’s smile signals distance from ordinary motivations, preparing the listener for a teaching on repeated worldly experience and disillusionment.
Didactic ākhyāna supporting dharma/vairāgya; not sarga or manvantara material.
The ‘smile’ can be read as the witness-consciousness (sākṣin) emerging—unmoved by persuasion, yet capable of compassionate instruction.