Shloka 2
को हि मां मानुष: शक्तो द्रष्टकामो यशस्विनि । संदर्शनरुचिर्वाक्यम ज्ञापूर्व वदिष्यति
ko hi māṁ mānuṣaḥ śakto draṣṭukāmo yaśasvini | sandarśanarucir vākyam ājñāpūrvaṁ vadiṣyati, yaśasvini ||
Disse o Nāga: “Ó senhora ilustre, que humano seria capaz de desejar ver-me? E mesmo que alguém anelasse tal visão, quem me falaria com palavras de comando, convocando-me como se desse uma ordem, ó renomada?”
नाग उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights restraint and propriety in addressing those of greater power or different status: desire for knowledge or vision does not justify commanding speech. Ethical communication requires humility and respect rather than entitlement.
A Nāga responds to an addressed woman (called “yaśasvinī”), expressing astonishment that any human would wish to see him and, more pointedly, that someone would attempt to summon him with commanding words—implying a breach of decorum or an overreach of human authority.