Shloka 76
Adhyaya 23 — The Brahmin and His Wife
यन्मया पूर्वमुक्तन्तु क्रियते किं न तत्तथा ।
स राजपुत्रो युवयोरुपकारी ममान्तिकम् ॥
yan mayā pūrvam uktaṃ tu kriyate kiṃ na tat tathā |
sa rājaputro yuvayor upakārī mamāntikam ||
నేను ముందుగా చెప్పినది ఎందుకు యథావిధిగా చేయబడటం లేదు? మీకు ఉపకారి అయిన ఆ యువరాజును నా సమక్షానికి తీసుకురండి.
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FAQs
A clear ethic of kṛtajñatā: one must remember and repay assistance received; neglecting to act on a pledged duty is treated as a moral lapse.
Carita with dharma-leaning instruction embedded in narrative: repayment of debts/obligations is a recurrent Purāṇic moral.
The ‘benefactor prince’ represents the external agent of dharma whose presence must be acknowledged—symbolically, conscience or rightful order being invited into the hidden realm.