Shloka 2
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
तदेवमेतदखिलं मयावगतमीदृशम् ।
किं मया वद कर्तव्यमेवस्मिन् व्यवस्थिते ॥
tad evam etad akhilaṃ mayāvagatam īdṛśam | kiṃ mayā vada kartavyam evasmin vyavasthite ||
Maka kini aku telah memahami semuanya sebagaimana adanya. Beritahulah aku—jika segala sesuatu telah tersusun demikian, apakah yang patut aku lakukan?
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FAQs
True learning culminates in praxis: after grasping karmic law, the next step is to ask for right conduct. The verse models the dhārmic posture—seeking duty (kartavya) rather than mere information.
A transition into dharma instruction; it functions as a hinge verse that moves from narrative/cosmological explanation toward prescriptive teaching.
The question ‘what should I do?’ indicates readiness for sādhanā: once the cyclical mechanism is seen, the seeker turns toward the means of crossing it (upāya), typically via dharma, devotion, and discriminative insight.