Shloka 28
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
क्रियावान् श्रद्दधानो हि दान्त: प्राज्ञोडअनसूयक: । धर्माधर्मविशेषज्ञ: सर्व तरति दुस्तरम्,जो अपने धर्मके अनुसार कार्य करनेवाला, श्रद्धालु, मन और इन्द्रियोंको संयममें रखनेवाला, विद्वान, किसीके दोष न देखनेवाला तथा धर्म और अधर्मका विशेषज्ञ है, वह सम्पूर्ण दुःखोंसे पार हो जाता है
kriyāvān śraddadhāno hi dāntaḥ prājño 'n asūyakaḥ | dharmādharmaviśeṣajñaḥ sarvaṃ tarati dustaram ||
Dijo Vyāsa: Quien obra conforme al deber recto, dotado de fe, dueño de sí, sabio, libre de la manía de hallar faltas, y capaz de discernir las diferencias entre dharma y adharma—ese cruza lo que de otro modo es difícil de cruzar, y trasciende toda la masa del sufrimiento.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that ethical action aligned with one’s dharma, supported by faith, self-restraint, wisdom, freedom from fault-finding, and clear discernment between dharma and adharma enables a person to transcend even the most difficult suffering.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Vyāsa states a general principle of spiritual-ethical success: the character traits and discernment that allow a person to ‘cross over’ the hard-to-cross ocean of distress and moral confusion.