Shloka 55
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
उच्चैश्लाभ्यवदन् रात्रौ नीचैस्तत्राग्निरज्वलत् | पुत्रा: पितृनत्यचरन् नार्यश्चात्यचरन् पतीन्
uccaiḥ ślābhyavadan rātrau nīcais tatrāgnir ajvalat | putrāḥ pitṝn atyācaran nāryaś cātyācaran patīn |
Ban đêm chúng khoe khoang và gào thét ầm ĩ, còn trong nhà thì ngọn lửa tế tự thiêng liêng chỉ cháy leo lét. Con trai bắt đầu áp bức cha, và vợ bắt đầu áp bức chồng.
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
When inner dharma declines, it shows first in the home: sacred duties become neglected (the fire burns faintly) and relationships lose their proper ethic of respect and protection (children and spouses turn oppressive). Loud pride without discipline is presented as a symptom of moral decay.
Śakra describes a disorderly condition among people (here associated with the daityas in the given context): at night they raise loud boasts, their ritual fire is weak, and family roles invert as sons mistreat fathers and wives mistreat husbands—an image of social and religious breakdown.