Shloka 6
Rajo-guṇa-nirdeśa — Brahmā’s Enumeration of Rajasic Dispositions
मृषा वादो मृषा दानं विकल्प: परिभाषणम् | निन्दा स्तुति: प्रशंसा च प्रस्ताव: पारधर्षणम्
mṛṣā vādo mṛṣā dānaṃ vikalpaḥ paribhāṣaṇam | nindā stutiḥ praśaṃsā ca prastāvaḥ pāradharṣaṇam ||
Wika ni Vāyu-deva: “Huwad na pananalita, at maging ang kawanggawang ibinibigay sa huwad; mapang-uyam na pagtatalo at salitang pakikipagbangayan; paninisi, pambobola, at papuri; at ang pagbubukas ng usapan na ang layon ay manggulo o mangibabaw sa kapwa—kilalanin ang mga ito bilang mga anyo ng kamalian na kumakain sa dharma at sa matuwid na asal.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that untruth and manipulative speech—lying, hypocritical giving, sophistry, abusive talk, disparagement, flattery, and even strategic ‘topic-raising’ meant to dominate—are ethically corrosive and undermine dharma.
Vāyudeva is speaking as a moral instructor, listing specific verbal and social behaviors that constitute harmful conduct, thereby guiding the listener toward truthful, restrained, and non-oppressive interaction.