Shloka 33
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
वह सौ जन्मोंतक नरकमें पकाया जाता है। ऋषिगण कभी उसके उद्धारका अनुमोदन नहीं करते हैं ।।
saḥ śatajanmāntakaṁ narake pacāyate | ṛṣigaṇāḥ kadācana tasya uddhāram anumodante na || tasmād gāvo na pādena spraṣṭavyā vai kadācana | brāhmaṇaś ca mahātejā dīpyamānas tathānalaḥ ||
Dharma sprach: „Ein solcher Mensch wird hundert Leben lang in der Hölle gekocht; die Weisen billigen seine Erlösung niemals. Darum soll, wer sein eigenes Wohl sucht und der rechten Lebensführung ergeben ist, niemals—zu keiner Zeit—mit dem Fuß Kühe, einen strahlenden Brāhmaṇa oder loderndes Feuer berühren. Ich habe die Verfehlungen beschrieben, die den treffen, der den Fuß gegen diese drei erhebt.“
धर्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should never show contempt by touching with the foot what is held sacred—cows, Brahmins, and fire. Disrespect toward these is portrayed as a grave adharma with severe karmic consequences.
Dharma, in a didactic context typical of the Anuśāsana Parva, lays down a rule of conduct and warns of the punishment awaiting those who violate it, emphasizing that even sages do not endorse the offender’s release.