Shloka 30
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
दानाध्ययनयज्ञेज्यापितृदैवतपूजनम् । गुरूणामतिथीनां च तेषां सत्यमवर्तत
dānādhyayana-yajñejyā-pitṛ-daivata-pūjanam | gurūṇām atithīnāṁ ca teṣāṁ satyam avartata ||
Śakra disse: “Entre eles, estavam estabelecidas a prática da dádiva, o estudo do saber sagrado e a realização dos sacrifícios. Eles veneravam os deuses e os ancestrais, honravam seus mestres e hóspedes; e a veracidade prevalecia em sua conduta.”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a dharmic ideal: a society is sustained by charity, disciplined learning, sacrificial worship, reverence to gods and ancestors, honoring teachers and guests, and steadfast truthfulness.
Indra (Śakra) describes the earlier conduct of a community (contextually, the daityas/asuras in a former time): they followed Vedic duties—giving, study, sacrifice, worship, hospitality—and truth prevailed among them.