Shloka 6
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
अरणीमग्निकामो वा मथ्नाति हृदयं मम । वाचा दुरुक्तं देवर्षे तन्मे दहति नित्यदा
araṇīm agnikāmo vā mathnāti hṛdayaṃ mama | vācā duruktaṃ devarṣe tan me dahati nityadā ||
وایودیو نے کہا—“اے دیورشی! جیسے آگ نکالنے کی خواہش رکھنے والا آدمی ارَنی کی لکڑیاں رگڑتا ہے، ویسے ہی اُن کے کڑوے بول میرے دل کو مسلسل مَتھتے رہتے ہیں؛ وہ بدزبان گفتار مجھے ہر دم جلاتی ہے۔”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of speech: harsh, ill-chosen words can wound as intensely as fire. It urges restraint in speaking and sensitivity to how words agitate and ‘burn’ the inner life of others.
Vāyudeva addresses a devarṣi and describes his ongoing distress: the bitter words directed at him repeatedly churn his heart like araṇi-sticks churned to produce fire, and the resulting pain feels like continual burning.