Shloka 16
कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्
Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse
तथा तु नियतात्मानं त॑ नृपं मुनिसत्तम: | आबभाषे स धर्मात्मा तस्यैवार्थचिकीर्षया
tathā tu niyatātmānaṃ taṃ nṛpaṃ munisattamaḥ | ābabhāṣe sa dharmātmā tasyaivārthacikīrṣayā ||
یوں وہ راجا اپنے من اور حواس کو قابو میں رکھ کر تپسیا میں ثابت قدم تھا؛ تب دھرماتما رِشیِ برتر وِسِشٹھ نے اسی کی مراد پوری کرنے کے لیے اس سے گفتگو کی۔
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is advanced through disciplined self-control (niyama) and the timely guidance of the wise; a sage’s speech is meant to aid rightful aims, not merely to display learning.
A king is engaged in austerity with controlled mind and senses. Vasiṣṭha, described as righteous and foremost among sages, addresses him in order to help him achieve his intended objective.