Shloka 33
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
वह सौ जन्मोंतक नरकमें पकाया जाता है। ऋषिगण कभी उसके उद्धारका अनुमोदन नहीं करते हैं ।।
saḥ śatajanmāntakaṁ narake pacāyate | ṛṣigaṇāḥ kadācana tasya uddhāram anumodante na || tasmād gāvo na pādena spraṣṭavyā vai kadācana | brāhmaṇaś ca mahātejā dīpyamānas tathānalaḥ ||
Dharma dit : «Un tel homme est cuit en enfer durant cent existences ; les sages n’approuvent jamais sa délivrance. C’est pourquoi celui qui recherche son propre bien et demeure attaché à la juste conduite ne doit jamais toucher du pied—à aucun moment—les vaches, un brāhmaṇa rayonnant, ni un feu flamboyant. J’ai décrit les fautes qui s’abattent sur celui qui lève le pied contre ces trois-là.»
धर्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should never show contempt by touching with the foot what is held sacred—cows, Brahmins, and fire. Disrespect toward these is portrayed as a grave adharma with severe karmic consequences.
Dharma, in a didactic context typical of the Anuśāsana Parva, lays down a rule of conduct and warns of the punishment awaiting those who violate it, emphasizing that even sages do not endorse the offender’s release.