Shloka 121
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
लोकानां कुश्रुतिर्वार्ता तेन पुण्यबलाच्छ्रुता । जनापवादमोक्षार्थं बुद्धिस्तस्याभवच्छुभा
lokānāṃ kuśrutirvārtā tena puṇyabalācchrutā | janāpavādamokṣārthaṃ buddhistasyābhavacchubhā
తన పుణ్యబలంతో ప్రజల్లో వ్యాపించిన కుప్రసిద్ధ వదంతులు, అపవాదాలను అతడు విన్నాడు. ప్రజాపవాదం నుండి విముక్తి పొందుటకై అతనిలో శుభ సంకల్పం కలిగింది.
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Merit can awaken timely awareness; wise resolve arises to prevent blame and restore dharmic standing.
Application: When rumors arise, respond with clarity and ethical action rather than anger; choose steps that restore trust and align with dharma.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुश्रुतिर्वार्ता = कुश्रुतिः + वार्ता; पुण्यबलाच्छ्रुता = पुण्यबलात् + श्रुता; बुद्धिस्तस्याभवत् = बुद्धिः + तस्य + अभवत्; अभवच्छुभा = अभवत् + शुभा.
FAQs
It describes how hearing negative public rumor prompts a person—through the force of prior merit—to form a wholesome intention aimed at removing public censure.
It frames public blame (apavāda) as a moral-social problem to be resolved through śubhā buddhi (an auspicious, ethical resolve), implying reform and right action rather than mere image-management.
It suggests that accumulated virtue supports moral clarity: even unpleasant news can become a catalyst for corrective action when one’s disposition is strengthened by merit.