Shloka 20
कालनिर्देशः शोकनिवारणं च
Instruction on Kāla and the Removal of Grief
प्राणात्यये तथाज्ञानादाचरन्मदिरामपि । आदेशितो धर्मपरै: पुन: संस्कारमरहति,अनजानमें अथवा प्राणसंकटके समय भी यदि मदिरापान कर ले तो बादमें धर्मात्मा पुरुषोंकी आज्ञाके अनुसार उसका पुनः संस्कार होना चाहिये
prāṇātyaye tathājñānād ācaran madirām api | ādeśito dharmaparaiḥ punaḥ saṃskāram arhati ||
Vyāsa dijo: Aun si una persona bebe licor embriagante por ignorancia o en un instante de peligro mortal, sigue siendo apta para recibir después una reconsagración, cuando así lo ordenen autoridades justas y de mente puesta en el dharma. Esta enseñanza subraya que la culpa depende de la intención y de las circunstancias, y que la restauración ética mediante los ritos prescritos es posible bajo guía adecuada.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral responsibility is assessed with attention to intention and necessity: acts like drinking liquor, normally censured, may be mitigated when done unknowingly or under threat to life, and the person can be ethically restored through prescribed re-sanctification under the guidance of dharma-minded authorities.
Vyāsa states a rule within a dharma-discussion: if someone has consumed liquor due to ignorance or in a life-threatening emergency, then, upon the instruction of righteous elders/authorities, that person is eligible for a subsequent saṃskāra (restorative rite) to re-establish purity and social-religious standing.