Shloka 19
The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative
विपक्षस्यापि सद्बुद्धिर्दातव्या धर्ममिच्छता । किं पुनः सखिसंस्थायास्तव पद्मनिभानने ॥ १९ ॥
vipakṣasyāpi sadbuddhirdātavyā dharmamicchatā | kiṃ punaḥ sakhisaṃsthāyāstava padmanibhānane || 19 ||
ผู้ปรารถนาธรรมพึงมอบคำแนะนำอันดีแม้แก่ฝ่ายตรงข้าม แล้วกับผู้ที่อยู่ในฐานะสหายเช่นท่าน โอ้ผู้มีพักตร์ดุจดอกบัว ยิ่งควรเป็นอย่างยิ่ง
Unspecified (narrative dialogue context not provided in the single-verse input)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames dharma as universally benevolent: a dharmic person offers wholesome guidance even to an adversary, revealing non-hatred (adroha) and compassion as signs of inner purity.
Bhakti is supported by character: sincere devotion expresses itself as kind, truthful, and beneficial speech—so the devotee naturally wishes the good of others, including opponents, and even more so of friends.
It emphasizes disciplined speech and right instruction—aligned with Vyākaraṇa-informed clarity and dharmic communication—though no specific ritual, Śikṣā, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa procedure is directly taught in this verse.