Shloka 5
Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga
सुबाहुरुवाच काशिराज ! निबोध त्वं यदर्थमयमुद्यमः ।
कृतो मया भवान्श्चैव कारितोऽत्यन्तमुद्यमम् ॥
subāhur uvāca kāśirāja nibodha tvaṃ yad-artham ayam udyamaḥ / kṛto mayā bhavāṃś caiva kārito ’tyantam udyamam
သုဗာဟုက ပြောသည်— «ကာသီ၏ မင်းကြီးအရှင်၊ ဤကြိုးပမ်းမှုကို ငါက မည်သည့်ရည်ရွယ်ချက်အတွက် စတင်ခဲ့သနည်း၊ ထို့ပြင် အရှင်ကိုလည်း အလွန်အကျွံ ကြိုးစားစေခဲ့ရသည့် အကြောင်းကို နားလည်ပါ»။
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FAQs
Right action is framed by right intention: Subāhu first clarifies the motive behind strenuous action, implying that exertion gains ethical value when grounded in a higher purpose (here, guiding another toward detachment).
Primarily outside strict pañcalakṣaṇa categories; it belongs to ācāra/dharma-nīti (ethical instruction) presented through narrative dialogue rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
The ‘udyama’ (effort) signals deliberate spiritual engineering: a wise agent may create conditions that catalyze awakening (saṃbodha) in another, hinting at compassionate ‘upāya’ (skillful means).