Adhyaya 13 — The Son’s Account of Hell and the Question of Unseen Sin
किमेतदिति चाह्लादविस्तारस्तिमितेक्षणैः ।
दृष्टमस्माभिरासन्नं नररत्नमनुत्तमम् ॥
kimetaditi cāhlāda-vistāras timitekṣaṇaiḥ | dṛṣṭam asmābhir āsannaṃ nara-ratnam anuttamam
“Đây là gì?”—nói vậy, mắt chúng ta chăm chú trong kinh ngạc khi niềm vui lan tỏa, và gần đó chúng ta thấy một bậc như viên bảo châu vô song giữa loài người.
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True excellence (nara-ratna) is perceptible by its effects: it radiates well-being even in adverse environments, prompting inquiry into the nature of virtue.
Ethical narrative illustration; it supports dharma teaching rather than presenting cosmogenesis or dynastic lists.
The ‘unsurpassed jewel’ represents awakened conscience or sattva entering a tamasic realm, causing a spontaneous uplift (āhlāda) in surrounding minds.