Shloka 10
कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace
नखरै: सम्प्रयातस्य स्वधर्मज्ञापकस्य च । अपविद्धानग्निहोत्रस्य गुरो्वालीककारिण:
nakharaiḥ samprayātasya svadharmajñāpakasya ca | apaviddhānagnihotrasya guroḥ vālīkakāriṇaḥ
যে ব্যক্তি নিজের ‘নখ’সদৃশ কুটিল উপায়ে পথচ্যুত হয়েছে, তবু স্বধর্মের উপদেশ দেয়; যে অগ্নিহোত্র ত্যাগ করেছে; এবং যে গুরুর প্রতি ছল-প্রতারণা করে—এমন ব্যক্তির কথাও (এখানে) বলা হয়েছে।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical authority is undermined when one abandons foundational duties (like agnihotra) and behaves deceitfully toward one’s teacher; merely ‘pointing out dharma’ is insufficient without personal integrity and faithful conduct.
Vyāsa characterizes a morally compromised person: someone who can still speak about svadharma, yet has neglected sacred obligations and acts falsely in the guru-relationship—highlighting the tension between instruction and lived practice.