Shloka 118
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
वसेन्नित्यं सुशीलेषु सहवासिषु पण्डितः । इत्येतत् कथितं पुत्र ! मया ते हितकाम्यया ॥
vasennityaṃ suśīleṣu sahavāsiṣu paṇḍitaḥ | ityetat kathitaṃ putra mayā te hitakāmyayā ||
Ein Weiser soll stets unter Menschen von rechter Lebensführung wohnen, die gute Gefährten sind. So, o Sohn, habe ich dir dies aus dem Wunsch nach deinem Wohlergehen gesagt.
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FAQs
Character is shaped by association: the text recommends intentional proximity to the virtuous (suśīla) as a practical means of sustaining dharma and restraining harmful habits.
This passage is primarily dharma-upadeśa (ethical instruction) rather than a core pañcalakṣaṇa unit (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita). It appears as didactic material embedded in narrative.
On a subtler level, “dwelling with the virtuous” can be read as keeping one’s mind (antaḥkaraṇa) in the company of sattvic tendencies—cultivating inner saṅga with clarity, restraint, and truth.