Shloka 22
Nīti-Upadeśa: Discernment, Proper Use of Resources, and Social Strategy
अपकारपरान्नित्यं चिन्त येन्न कदाचन / स्वयमेव पतिष्यन्ति कूलजाता इव द्रुमाः
apakāraparānnityaṃ cinta yenna kadācana / svayameva patiṣyanti kūlajātā iva drumāḥ
No te inquietes jamás por quienes están siempre empeñados en dañar a otros; con el tiempo caerán por sí mismos, como árboles nacidos en una ribera que se desmorona.
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Those devoted to harming others eventually fall by their own momentum; do not waste mind on constant malice.
Vedantic Theme: Karma-niyati and kṣānti (forbearance); mind’s withdrawal from reactive vṛttis.
Application: Avoid rumination over hostile people; focus on one’s duties, document harms, and allow consequences/legal or social accountability to unfold.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: natural landscape
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.110 (nīti: patience, timing, and consequences)
FAQs
It teaches that persistent harm-doers carry the seeds of their own downfall; one need not be consumed by anxiety or revenge because actions naturally ripen into consequences.
Indirectly, it reinforces the Garuda Purana’s broader framework that deeds govern outcomes—ethical conduct steadies one’s journey, while harmful intent leads toward suffering and decline through karmic fruition.
Avoid obsessing over or retaliating against malicious people; focus on right action, boundaries, and inner steadiness, trusting that sustained wrongdoing tends to collapse under its own weight.