Shloka 13
स्वयंप्रभा-संवादः
Svayamprabha’s Dialogue with the Vanaras
साध्वत्र प्रविशामेति मया तूक्ताः प्लवङ्गमाः।तेषामपि हि सर्वेषामनुमानमुपागतम्।।।।
sādhu atra praviśāmeti mayā tūktāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ | teṣām api hi sarveṣām anumānam upāgatam ||
“இங்கே நுழைவதே நன்று,” என்று நான் வானரர்களிடம் கூறினேன்; அவர்களெல்லாருக்கும் அதே முடிவு மனத்தில் எழுந்தது।
'I suggested to the fellow-monkeys to enter this cave, inferring that there would be water and all of them came to the same conclusion.
FAQs
Dharma includes responsible leadership: proposing a course that is ‘sādhu’ (proper) and grounded in shared, truthful inference rather than impulse.
A leader recommends entering the cave, and the whole group independently reaches the same conclusion.
Leadership through reasoned counsel and consensus-building.