Shloka 56
Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)
धर्मतो धनमाहार्यं यष्टव्यञ्चापि यत्नतः ।
यच्चापि कुर्वतो नात्मा जुगुप्सामेति पुत्रक ! ॥
dharmato dhanam āhāryaṃ yaṣṭavyañ cāpi yatnataḥ /
yac cāpi kurvato nātmā jugupsām eti putraka !
Reichtum soll durch gerechte Mittel erworben werden, und das Opfer ist mit Anstrengung zu vollziehen. Und was immer du so tust, dass dein eigenes Selbst nicht in Selbstverachtung fällt—das sollst du tun, lieber Sohn.
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FAQs
Dharma is validated by both śāstra and conscience: earn cleanly, worship diligently, and avoid acts that leave inner shame—this is an internal test for ethical action.
Didactic dharma teaching; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
‘Self-disgust’ is the subtle indicator of tamas and inner fracture. The verse points to integrity (antar-śauca) as the hidden foundation of outer ritual.