Shloka 20
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
मातोवाच अतो मे भूयसी नन्दिर्यदेवमनुपश्यसि । चोद्यं मां चोदयस्येतद् भृशं वै चोदयामि ते
mātovāca ato me bhūyasī nandir yadevam anupaśyasi | codyaṃ māṃ codayasy etad bhṛśaṃ vai codayāmi te ||
தாய் கூறினாள்—ஆகையால் நீ இவ்வாறு பொருள்களை உணர்வதால் என் மகிழ்ச்சி மேலும் பெருகுகிறது. இந்த அறிவுரையால் நீ என்னைத் தூண்டுகிறாய்; நானும் உன்னை வலுவாகத் தூண்டுகிறேன்—இதனைச் செயலாக்கு.
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right understanding should lead to decisive action: when one clearly perceives what is proper, exhortation is not mere speech but a call to follow through, and elders reinforce that resolve.
In a dialogue between mother and son, the mother expresses increased happiness that the son understands correctly, acknowledges that he is urging her with a certain counsel, and then emphatically urges him in return to act accordingly.