Shloka 33
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Pramāda as Mṛtyu
Chapter 42
अ्हते याचमानाय प्रदेयं तच्छुभं भवेत् । अप्रमादी भवेदेतै: स चाप्यष्टगुणो भवेत्
ahate yācamānāya pradeyaṃ tacchubhaṃ bhavet | apramādī bhaved etaiḥ sa cāpy aṣṭaguṇo bhavet ||
To one who asks without causing harm, a gift should be given—this becomes auspicious. By cultivating such disciplines of renunciation, a person becomes vigilant and free from negligence; and that vigilance (apramāda) itself is said to possess eight virtues.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Give to a worthy, non-harmful petitioner; such giving is auspicious and cultivates apramāda—moral vigilance—which is praised as an eightfold virtue.
Sanatsujāta continues his ethical instruction, linking the practice of giving (as part of renunciatory virtues) to the cultivation of apramāda, a key inner discipline that supports righteous living.