Shloka 1
Satya-lakṣaṇa (The Characteristics and Forms of Truth) | सत्यलक्षणम्
ऑपन--माजल बक। असल पञ्चपञ्चाशर्दाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: नारदजीका सेमल-वृक्षको उसका अहंकार देखकर फटकारना नारद उवाच बन्धुत्वादथवा सख्याच्छाल्मले नात्र संशय: । पालयत्येव सततं भीम: सर्वत्रगोडनिलः
nārada uvāca |
bandhutvād athavā sakhyāc chālmale nātra saṁśayaḥ |
pālayaty eva satataṁ bhīmaḥ sarvatrago 'nilaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Nārada: “O Śālmalī, walang alinlangan dito: sapagkat itinuturing ka niyang kamag-anak o kaibigan, kaya ang kakila-kilabot na Diyos ng Hangin, na nakalilibot sa lahat ng dako, ay palaging nagtatanggol sa iyo saanman.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Protection and favor often arise from relationship—kinship or friendship—rather than from one’s own greatness; recognizing the true cause of one’s security helps curb pride and cultivates humility.
Nārada addresses the Śālmali tree and points out that the fearsome, all-ranging Wind-god continually safeguards it, specifically because Vāyu considers it a friend or relative—setting up a corrective to the tree’s arrogance.