Shloka 31
अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः
Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving
उपभोगैरपि त्यक्तं नात्मानं सादयेन्नर: । चण्डालत्वेडपि मानुष्यं सर्वधा तात शोभनम्
upabhogair api tyaktaṁ nātmānaṁ sādayen naraḥ | caṇḍālatve ’pi mānuṣyaṁ sarvathā tāta śobhanam ||
ভোগ-সুখৰ পৰা বঞ্চিত হলেও মানুহে নিজকে হীন বুলি নাভাবিব। প্ৰিয় বৎস! চাণ্ডাল অৱস্থাতো যদি মানবজন্ম লাভ হয়, তেন্তে সেয়া অমানৱ জীৱৰূপতকৈ সকলো দিশতে শ্ৰেষ্ঠ আৰু শোভন।
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not lose self-respect or sink into despair when pleasures and resources are absent; human birth itself is a precious basis for dharma and inner growth, regardless of social condition.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on conduct and wisdom, Parāśara addresses a listener as “tāta,” offering counsel that reframes hardship: deprivation and low social status should not lead to self-debasement, because the human condition remains uniquely valuable.