Shloka 98
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
इदं सत्यं द्विजातीनां साधूनामात्मजस्य च । सुहृदां च जपेत् कर्णे शिष्यस्यानुगतस्य च,इस सत्य सिद्धान्तको ब्राह्मण आदि द्विजों, साधु पुरुषों, पुत्र, सुहृदों, शिष्यवर्ग तथा अपने अनुगत मनुष्योंके कानमें कहना चाहिये
idaṃ satyaṃ dvijātīnāṃ sādhūnām ātmajasya ca | suhṛdāṃ ca japet karṇe śiṣyasyānugatasya ca ||
Wika ni Pulastya: “Ang katotohanang ito ay dapat ipabatid nang marahan—na wari’y ibinubulong sa tainga—sa mga ‘dalawang ulit na isinilang’, sa mga banal, sa sariling anak, sa mga pinagkakatiwalaang kaibigan, at sa alagad na tapat at masunurin.”
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A true principle should be shared with discernment: it is to be conveyed privately and respectfully to qualified, trustworthy recipients—virtuous people, one’s son, close well-wishers, and an obedient disciple—rather than broadcast indiscriminately.
Pulastya, speaking as an authoritative sage, gives an instruction about how sacred or ethically weighty truth is to be transmitted—by quiet recitation/whispering into the ear—emphasizing controlled dissemination within trusted relationships.