Shloka 2
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
तदेवमेतदखिलं मयावगतमीदृशम् ।
किं मया वद कर्तव्यमेवस्मिन् व्यवस्थिते ॥
tad evam etad akhilaṃ mayāvagatam īdṛśam | kiṃ mayā vada kartavyam evasmin vyavasthite ||
Vậy nay ta đã hiểu tất cả điều này đúng như nó là. Xin hãy nói cho ta biết—khi mọi sự đã được an bài như thế, ta nên làm gì?
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FAQs
True learning culminates in praxis: after grasping karmic law, the next step is to ask for right conduct. The verse models the dhārmic posture—seeking duty (kartavya) rather than mere information.
A transition into dharma instruction; it functions as a hinge verse that moves from narrative/cosmological explanation toward prescriptive teaching.
The question ‘what should I do?’ indicates readiness for sādhanā: once the cyclical mechanism is seen, the seeker turns toward the means of crossing it (upāya), typically via dharma, devotion, and discriminative insight.