Shloka 22
यक्षोपाख्यान-प्रवेशः
Entry into the Yakṣa-Lake Episode
नारद उवाच एक एवास्य दोषो हि गुणानाक्रम्य तिष्ठति | सच दोष: प्रयत्नेन न शक््यमतिवर्तितुम्,नारदजीने कहा--दोष तो एक ही है, जो उसके सभी गुणोंको दबाकर स्थित है। उस दोषको प्रयत्न करके भी हटाया नहीं जा सकता
nārada uvāca | eka evāsya doṣo hi guṇān ākramya tiṣṭhati | sa ca doṣaḥ prayatnena na śakyam ativartitum |
Nārada disse: “Ele tem apenas uma única falha; contudo, ela se impõe com tal força que sobrepuja todas as suas virtudes. Essa falha não pode ser vencida — nem mesmo com esforço deliberado.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A single entrenched vice can eclipse many virtues; ethical life requires identifying and addressing the dominant flaw, because it can nullify the visible value of otherwise good qualities.
Nārada is evaluating someone’s character: he acknowledges many virtues but warns that one powerful defect overrides them and is extremely difficult to overcome even with effort.