Shloka 17
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
अकृत्वा कर्म यो लोके फलं विन्दति घिछित: । स तु वक्तव्यतां याति द्वेष्पो भवति भूयश:
akṛtvā karma yo loke phalaṁ vindati kiñcitaḥ | sa tu vaktavyatāṁ yāti dveṣyo bhavati bhūyaśaḥ ||
Pero en este mundo, quien goza de una recompensa sin haber realizado la obra que la merece, suele ser objeto de reproche; una y otra vez es señalado como censurable y se vuelve blanco del odio ajeno.
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should not enjoy results without performing the corresponding duty or effort; unearned gain leads to public censure and provokes others’ resentment, harming one’s moral and social standing.
In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath of the war, Kṛpa speaks in a counsel-like tone, stressing norms of rightful action and earned outcomes—warning that taking benefits without rightful deeds makes a person condemned and hated.