Shloka 14
Śravaṇa-Mahātmya: The Śravaṇas, Cosmic Testimony, and the Paths of the Puruṣārthas
योयं वदति लोकेस्मिञ्छुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् / प्रापयन्ति ततः शीघ्रं ब्रह्मणः कर्णगोचरम्
yoyaṃ vadati lokesmiñchubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham / prāpayanti tataḥ śīghraṃ brahmaṇaḥ karṇagocaram
ไม่ว่ามนุษย์ในโลกนี้จะกล่าวสิ่งใด—มงคลหรืออัปมงคล—สิ่งนั้นย่อมถูกส่งไปอย่างรวดเร็วให้ถึงโสตของพระพรหม।
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Every utterance—good or bad—produces immediate karmic trace and is reported to higher authority.
Vedantic Theme: Karma as subtle imprint (saṃskāra) and the moral order (ṛta/dharma) that registers intention through vāk.
Application: Practice satya and hita-vākya: pause before speaking; avoid slander, harshness, and falsehood; cultivate auspicious speech.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: inter-realm channel (reporting conduit)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: teachings on sins of speech and their consequences (general parallel)
FAQs
This verse stresses that speech is karmically significant: every utterance—good or harmful—is quickly reported, implying that words create real moral consequences.
By indicating that actions like speech are swiftly conveyed to cosmic authority (Brahmā), it supports the Garuda Purana’s wider theme that a person’s deeds are accounted for and shape post-death experience.
Practice restrained, truthful, and beneficial speech; avoid harsh, deceitful, or harmful words, treating daily speech as a direct contributor to one’s karmic record.