Shloka 34
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
जात्या प्रधान पुरुष कुर्वाणं कर्म धिकृकृतम् । कर्म तद् दूषयत्येनं तस्मात् कर्म न शोभनम्
jātyā pradhāna-puruṣa kurvāṇaṃ karma dhik-kṛtam | karma tad dūṣayaty enaṃ tasmāt karma na śobhanam ||
قال باراشارا: «إذا كان المرء، بحكم مولده، معدودًا من ذوي المنزلة العليا (برادهانا) ثم أتى فعلًا دنيئًا، فإن ذلك الفعل بعينه يلطّخه. فلذلك لا يليق به مثل هذا العمل، إذ يحطّ من شأن فاعله ويقوّض الكرامة المتوقَّعة من مقامه».
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A blameworthy act does not remain isolated; it morally taints the agent. Hence one should avoid actions that are ‘unbecoming’, especially when one’s position (pradhānatā) carries higher expectations of restraint and integrity.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic discourse, Parāśara is instructing on dharma and proper conduct, emphasizing that ignoble deeds corrupt the doer and are therefore to be rejected.