Shloka 100
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
ततः प्रभृति वै भ्राता भ्रातुर् अन्वेषणे द्विज प्रयातो नश्यति तथा तन् न कार्यं विजानता
tataḥ prabhṛti vai bhrātā bhrātur anveṣaṇe dvija prayāto naśyati tathā tan na kāryaṃ vijānatā
ومنذ ذلك الحين، يا دْوِجَ، فإن الأخ إذا خرج يبحث عن أخيه هلك هو أيضًا؛ لذلك لا ينبغي لمن كان ذا بصيرة أن يقدم على هذا الفعل۔
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Moral inference drawn from the fate of those who followed their brothers’ path.
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: compassionate
Concept: Wisdom includes restraint: do not repeat actions known to lead to ruin, even when motivated by attachment or duty to kin.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: When helping others, avoid ‘rescue impulses’ that replicate the same risk; choose effective support (planning, counsel, safeguards) over reactive pursuit.
Vishishtadvaita: Dharma is not blind attachment; right action is guided by knowledge and responsibility within the Lord’s moral order (niyati), aligning compassion with discernment.
Dharma Exemplar: Viveka (discernment)
FAQs
This verse frames restraint as dharma: when an action predictably leads to loss, wisdom lies in refusing it, even if motivated by familial attachment.
He states a clear cause-and-effect rule—pursuit leads to disappearance—then concludes that knowledge (vijñāna) should govern choice, not impulse.
Even without naming Vishnu, the verse reflects Vaishnava order: right action aligns with dharma under the Supreme’s governance, and wisdom is shown by acting in harmony with that order.