Shloka 42
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
ब्रह्मोवाच साध्वहं ज्ञापितो देवा युष्माभिर्भद्रमस्तु व: । ममाप्येषा समुत्पन्ना चिन्ता या भवतां मता
brahmovāca sādhv ahaṁ jñāpito devā yuṣmābhir bhadram astu vaḥ | mamāpy eṣā samutpannā cintā yā bhavatāṁ matā
Brahmā nói: «Lành thay. Hỡi các vị thần, các ngươi đã tâu bày với ta đúng lẽ; cầu điều cát tường đến với các ngươi. Chính mối bận lòng mà các ngươi xem là nhận định chín chắn ấy cũng đã khởi lên trong ta.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Responsible governance of the cosmos (and by extension society) begins with attentive listening, shared deliberation, and aligning one’s judgment with the welfare of all; Brahmā affirms the gods’ counsel and blesses them, showing that authority should be guided by collective, dharmic concern.
The gods have approached and informed Brahmā about a matter of concern. Brahmā responds approvingly, offers them an auspicious blessing, and states that the same concern they have expressed has also arisen in his own mind.