Shloka 54
Adhyaya 69 — The King’s Neglect of His Wife and the Restoration of Dharma
आलोच्याज्ञापयेत्युक्ते ततो ज्ञातं मयापि तत् ।
ततो न दत्तवानर्घमहं तुभ्यं विधानतः ॥
ālocyājñāpayety ukte tato jñātaṃ mayāpi tat | tato na dattavān argham ahaṃ tubhyaṃ vidhānataḥ ||
جب کہا گیا—“سوچ کر پھر حکم دو”—تو وہ بات بھی مجھے معلوم ہو گئی۔ اسی لیے میں نے مقررہ विधि کے مطابق آپ کو اَرغیہ (اعزازی نذر) پیش نہیں کیا۔
FAQs
Honor (arghya) is not merely social courtesy; it is dharmically conditioned. The sage implies that ethical standing affects ritual exchange—hospitality is sacred, but it is also governed by discernment and rule.
Dharma instruction within Manvantara narration: it uses a king–sage exchange to teach how adharmic acts can disrupt ritual entitlement and reciprocity.
Arghya symbolizes the offering of one’s reverence and subtle ‘merit-flow’ to another. Withholding it ‘according to rule’ suggests that spiritual economy follows lawfulness (ṛta/dharma), not mere sentiment.