Shloka 20
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
मातोवाच अतो मे भूयसी नन्दिर्यदेवमनुपश्यसि । चोद्यं मां चोदयस्येतद् भृशं वै चोदयामि ते
mātovāca ato me bhūyasī nandir yadevam anupaśyasi | codyaṃ māṃ codayasy etad bhṛśaṃ vai codayāmi te ||
ماں نے کہا—اسی لیے میری خوشی اور بڑھ گئی ہے کہ تم معاملات کو اس طرح سمجھتے ہو۔ تم اس نصیحت سے مجھے ابھارتے ہو؛ اور میں بھی تمہیں سختی سے ابھارتی ہوں—اس پر عمل کرو۔
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right understanding should lead to decisive action: when one clearly perceives what is proper, exhortation is not mere speech but a call to follow through, and elders reinforce that resolve.
In a dialogue between mother and son, the mother expresses increased happiness that the son understands correctly, acknowledges that he is urging her with a certain counsel, and then emphatically urges him in return to act accordingly.