अभिप्रेतामसंश्शलिष्टां कृत्वा चात्महितां क्रियाम् । न याति निरयं कश्चिदिति धर्मविदो विदु:
abhipretām asaṁśliṣṭāṁ kṛtvā cātma-hitāṁ kriyām | na yāti nirayaṁ kaścid iti dharma-vido viduḥ ||
নিজৰ ইচ্ছামতে হ’লেও পাপৰ স্পৰ্শহীন আৰু আত্মহিতকাৰী কৰ্ম কৰিলে, তাৰ বাবে কোনোও নৰকলৈ নাযায়—এইদৰে ধৰ্মজ্ঞানীসকলে জানে।
नाग उवाच
An action aligned with one’s legitimate desire is not condemnable if it is free from sinful association and genuinely beneficial; moral fault lies in the taint of adharma, not merely in personal preference.
A Nāga speaker states a dharma-principle: performing a personally desired act does not lead to hell when the act is untainted by sin and serves one’s welfare, presenting the view held by dharma-knowers.