Shloka 21
Draupadī’s Lament and Theodicy: Dharma, Dice, and Īśvara’s Governance (Āraṇyaka-parva 31)
जो मूढ़ मानव आर्ष-पग्रन्थोंके प्रमाणकी अवहेलना करके समस्त शास्त्रोंक विपरीत आचरण करते हुए धर्मका पालन नहीं करता, वह जन्म-जन्मान्तरोंमें भी कभी कल्याणका भागी नहीं होता
yo mūḍhaḥ mānavaḥ ārṣa-pragranthānāṃ pramāṇam avahīlya sarva-śāstra-viparītam ācaran dharmam na pālayati, sa janma-janmāntareṣv api kadācana kalyāṇasya bhāgī na bhavati.
Yudhiṣṭhira dijo: «El hombre extraviado que desprecia la autoridad de los tratados de los antiguos ṛṣis y, obrando en contra de todos los śāstras, no sostiene el dharma—tal persona, aun a través de nacimientos repetidos, jamás llega a ser destinataria de verdadero bienestar y buena fortuna.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disregarding the seers’ authoritative teachings and acting against śāstra leads to a life (and afterlives) devoid of kalyāṇa; dharma must be upheld through disciplined, scripturally aligned conduct.
Yudhiṣṭhira delivers a moral judgment within a dharma-discussion context, warning that contempt for ṛṣi-based authority and anti-śāstric behavior results in long-term spiritual and ethical ruin.