Shloka 53
Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यो द्विष्याद् विष्णुमव्ययम् । नृपश्रेष्ठ! जो मन, वाणी, और क्रियाद्वारा अविनाशी भगवान् विष्णुके साथ द्वेष रखता है, उसका न इस लोकमें ठिकाना है और न परलोकमें
karmaṇā manasā vācā yo dviṣyād viṣṇum avyayam | nṛpaśreṣṭha! tasya na iha loke ṭhikānaṃ na ca paraloke ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O best of kings, whoever bears hatred toward the imperishable Lord Viṣṇu—by deed, by mind, or by speech—finds no secure place either in this world or in the next.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Hostility toward the divine—especially expressed through the three channels of action, thought, and speech—destroys one’s moral and spiritual stability, leading to loss of well-being here and unfavorable destiny hereafter.
Vaiśampāyana continues a didactic passage in Śānti Parva, addressing a king and stating a moral consequence: one who hates the imperishable Viṣṇu in any mode (deed, mind, or word) gains no secure standing in either world.