Q. Will you please explain from the lesson on "Shame" (Gatha III, No. 9 Tasawwuf): "The sense of shame is like a pearl in a shell." And further: "The price cannot be given in the marketplace. The place of that pearl is the crown of the king."
A. That means that a virtue like this is appreciated and understood and rewarded fully in its right place. That is why it is said, "in the crown of the king." A person with this virtue is not appreciated by everybody. The person who has not got this virtue cannot appreciate it. Therefore for a greater person a greater place is required.