Shloka 31
Adhyaya 3 — Birth of the Birds
अथवा किं मयैतॆन प्रोक्तेनास्ति प्रयोजनम् ।
प्रतिश्रुत्य सदा देयमिति नो भावितं मनः ॥
athavā kiṃ mayaitena proktenāsti prayojanam | pratiśrutya sadā deyam iti no bhāvitaṃ manaḥ ||
“မဟုတ်လျှင် ငါပြောခဲ့သမျှသည် ဘာအကျိုးရှိသနည်း။ ကတိပေးပြီးလျှင် အမြဲပေးရမည်ဟူသော သဘောတရားအတိုင်း ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ စိတ်ကို မလေ့ကျင့်ထားခဲ့ကြ။”
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FAQs
Speech becomes meaningful only when aligned with resolve and action. The verse criticizes empty assurances and points to a dharmic standard: once one has promised, one should give; otherwise, one’s words lose moral force and social trust erodes.
This is not primarily sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vamśa/vamśānucarita material; it belongs to dharma-upadeśa within the Purana’s narrative framework (ancillary instruction rather than one of the five core lakṣaṇas).
“Bhāvitaṃ manaḥ” implies saṃskāra: dharma is sustained by inner conditioning, not mere cognition. The line suggests that vows and gifts are effective when the mind is ‘formed’ into steadfastness—turning intention into a stable inner law rather than a situational impulse.