Shloka 11
दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्
Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas
यथा भाजनमच्छिद्रं नि:शब्दमिव लक्ष्यते । तच्चाम्भसा पूर्यमाणं सशब्दं कुरुतेडनिल:
yathā bhājanam acchidraṃ niḥśabdam iva lakṣyate | tac cāmbhasā pūryamāṇaṃ saśabdaṃ kurute 'nilāḥ ||
துளையற்ற பாத்திரம் ஒலியற்றதுபோல் தோன்றும்; ஆனால் அதில் துளை செய்து நீர் நிரப்பப்படும்போது, வாயு அதை ஒலியுடன் முழங்கச் செய்கிறது.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that apparent silence or stability can be disrupted when there is an opening—symbolically, a vulnerability or defect—through which external conditions enter; then subtle forces (like wind) can produce agitation and ‘noise.’
Bharadvāja illustrates his point with an example: an intact pot seems silent, but once pierced and filled with water, the wind interacting with it produces sound—an analogy used to explain how disturbance arises when conditions and vulnerabilities combine.