Shloka 10
अव्यक्त–प्रकृति–इन्द्रियविचारः
The Unmanifest, Prakṛtis, and the Sense-Complex
वीतरागो जितक्रोध: सम्यग् भवति यः सदा । विषये वर्तमानो5पि न स पापेन युज्यते
vītarāgo jitakrodhaḥ samyag bhavati yaḥ sadā | viṣaye vartamāno 'pi na sa pāpena yujyate ||
Parāśara said: One who is free from attachment, who has conquered anger, and who consistently lives in right conduct becomes truly established in virtue. Even while moving among sense-objects, such a person does not become entangled in sin, because inner mastery prevents outward experience from turning into wrongdoing.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral fault does not arise merely from contact with worldly objects; it arises from attachment and anger. A person who is detached, has mastered anger, and lives in steady right conduct can remain in the world without being stained by sin.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional discourse, the sage Parāśara is explaining principles of righteous living and inner renunciation, emphasizing that inner discipline—not external withdrawal alone—determines purity of action.