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 ||
লজ্জাশীল মানুষ পাপকে ঘৃণা করে এবং তা থেকে দূরে থাকে; তাই তার শ্রী-সমৃদ্ধি বৃদ্ধি পায়। আর যতখানি কেউ সমৃদ্ধ, ততখানি সে জগতে ‘প্রতিষ্ঠিত পুরুষ’ বলে গণ্য হয়।
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.