Mahabharata 3.69.33 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 69, Shloka 33
ऋतुपर्णस्य विदर्भयात्रा-निश्चयः तथा बाहुकस्य हयपरिक्षा (Ṛtuparṇa’s resolve to go to Vidarbha and Bāhuka’s examination of horses)
अपकृष्य च लज्जां सा स्वयमुक्तवती नृप । प्रयतन्तां तव प्रेष्या: पुण्यश्लोकस्य मार्गणे,“नरेश्वरर उसने लाज छोड़कर स्वयं अपने मुँहसे कहा है, अतः आपके सेवक पुण्यश्लोक महाराज नलका पता लगानेका प्रयत्न करें"
apakṛṣya ca lajjāṃ sā svayam uktavatī nṛpa | prayatantāṃ tava preṣyāḥ puṇyaślokasya mārgaṇe ||
اے نریشور! اس نے حیا کو ایک طرف رکھ کر خود اپنے منہ سے کہا ہے؛ لہٰذا آپ کے خادم پُنّیہ شلوک مہاراج نل کی تلاش میں پوری کوشش کریں۔
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When a righteous purpose is at stake, one may need to set aside personal embarrassment and speak plainly; ethical action can require honest disclosure and mobilizing appropriate help.
A woman, overcoming modesty, speaks directly to the king and urges him to have his attendants actively search for Puṇyaśloka—identified as King Nala—indicating an urgent effort to locate him.
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