प्रतिश्रुतं कृतं श्लाघ्या दासतांत्यजपक्वणे । हरिश्चंद्रस्येव नृणां न श्लाघ्या सत्यसंधता
pratiśrutaṃ kṛtaṃ ślāghyā dāsatāṃtyajapakvaṇe | hariścaṃdrasyeva nṛṇāṃ na ślāghyā satyasaṃdhatā
Ang pagtupad sa pangakong minsang ibinigay ay tunay na kapuri-puri—kahit sa taong hinog na sa pagtalikod sa pagkaalipin at pag-asa sa iba. Ngunit sa mga tao, ang matatag na pagkapit sa katotohanan ay hindi napupuri nang nararapat, bagaman ito’y tulad ng katotohanan ni Haring Hariścandra.
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual, inferred from subsequent verses)
Scene: A didactic moment: the speaker contrasts genuine praiseworthiness of keeping promises with society’s shallow valuation, invoking King Hariścandra as a luminous moral reference.
Dharma is upheld by satya—fulfilling one’s word is a sacred virtue exemplified by Hariścandra.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a dharma-instruction within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes ethical observance—truthfulness and keeping vows.