Shloka 36
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
ह्वीमान् हि पापं प्रद्वेष्टि तस्य श्रीरभिवर्धते । श्रीमान् स यावत् भवति तावद् भवति पूरुष:
hrīmān hi pāpaṃ pradveṣṭi tasya śrīr abhivardhate | śrīmān sa yāvat bhavati tāvad bhavati pūruṣaḥ ||
إنّ من اتّصف بالحياء الشريف (hrī) يمقت الإثم ويبتعد عنه؛ ولذلك تزداد له النعمة والرخاء. وبقدر ما يكون المرء ذا رخاءٍ وسَعَة، يكون في أعين الناس «ذا مكانة» في هذا العالم—هكذا قال يودهيشثيرا، رابطًا كبح النفس الأخلاقي بالتقدير الاجتماعي وازدهار الرزق.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Modesty (hrī/lajjā) functions as an inner moral guard: it makes a person detest wrongdoing and avoid it; this ethical distance from sin becomes the basis for the growth of śrī (prosperity and well-being), and society tends to measure a person’s standing by the degree of such prosperity.
In Udyoga Parva’s counsel-filled context before the great war, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a moral principle: inner shame/modesty leads to rejection of sin, which in turn supports prosperity and reputation—framing ethical conduct as practically consequential in the world.