Shloka 91

Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)

Devanagari script

शुचीनि श्रवणीयानि शूणोमीह धनंजय । न च पापानि गृह्नामि ततोऊहं वै शुचिश्रवा:,धनंजय! मैं यहाँ पवित्र एवं श्रवण करने योग्य वचनोंको ही सुनता हूँ और पापपूर्ण बातोंको कभी ग्रहण नहीं करता हूँ, इसलिये मेरा नाम “शुचिश्रवा' है

Transliteration

śucīni śravaṇīyāni śṛṇomīha dhanaṃjaya | na ca pāpāni gṛhṇāmi tato 'haṃ vai śuciśravāḥ ||

Translation

ఓ ధనంజయా! నేను ఇక్కడ పవిత్రమైన, వినదగిన వాక్యాలనే వింటాను; పాపపూరిత మాటలను ఎప్పుడూ గ్రహించను. అందువల్ల నా నామం ‘శుచిశ్రవా’—పవిత్ర శ్రవణముగలవాడు—అని.

Word by Word

शुचीनिpure (things/words)

श्रवणीयानिworthy to be heard

शृणोमिI hear

इहhere

धनंजयO Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

नnot

चand

पापानिsins; sinful things/words

गृह्णामिI accept; I take up

ततःtherefore; from that

अहम्I

वैindeed

शुचिश्रवाःone whose hearing is pure; 'Śuciśravā' (name)

धनंजयO Dhanañjaya

Speaker

तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ

Characters & Entities

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Śuciśravā (epithet/name stated in the verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should practice moral discernment in what one listens to: accept only speech that is pure and beneficial, and refuse to internalize sinful or harmful talk. Purity is not only in action but also in the intake of words and ideas.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) and explains the basis of an epithet—‘Śuciśravā’—by stating a personal vow or disposition: hearing only what is pure and refusing to accept sinful speech.