VOICE OF THE RISHIS - 7

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Priya Bhagavat Banduvullara,

 

VOICE OF THE RISHIS - 7

 

ANUDVEGA KARAM VAAKAYM

SATYAM PIRYA HITAMCHAYETH

-- SRIMADBHAGAVATGITA 17-15

 

" Let your words be free from emotions, truthful and palatable "

says Lord Krishna to Arjuna. In our conversations we should be

guarded about our words. Our words constitute a powerful force.

They are formidable in their effect. They prove very helpful when

used with care, or bring disasters if blurted carelessly. You can

solve a critical problem by your sweet plesant tongue. You can also

undo a thing if you are careless with them. Hence Gita ordains that

our expressions should be calm, calculated and free from emotions.

We often repent later for all the consequences of our emotional

outbursts.

 

Dale Carnigie the powerful writer in his most popular book " How

to win friends " repeatedly exhorts people that they can win people as

friends provided the talk is sweet and free from emotions or

pungency. We should refrain from words of anger or abusive or

deriding expressions huring the listeners. A sweet tongue always

wins.

 

The second aspect enivisaged is the truth in our expressions.

Words devoid of truth will always be found out and the speaker is in

danger of being termed as a hypocrite or a double tongued man. He is

considered as dishonest and there can be a terrible damage to one's

character, irrevocable and iretrievable. It's a loss for ever, to a

person.

 

The third quality expected in all our expressions is that they

should even if truthful, be said in a sweet palatable manner. Truth

spoken harshly do not bring goods. Truthful expression must also be

clothed in endearing ways. A truth, simply because it is truth need

not be given out harshly, says Gita.