Shloka 37
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
यथा<55दित्य: प्रातरुद्यंस्तम: सर्व व्यपोहति । कल्याणमाचरन्नेवं सर्वपापं व्यपोहति
śaunaka uvāca | yathādityaḥ prātar udyan tamaḥ sarvaṃ vyapohati | kalyāṇam ācaran evaṃ sarvapāpaṃ vyapohati ||
Śaunaka dit : De même que le soleil, se levant le matin, chasse toutes les ténèbres, de même celui qui pratique une conduite heureuse et salutaire dissipe tout péché.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Consistent practice of kalyāṇa—wholesome, dharmic conduct—has a purifying power: it removes pāpa (sin) the way sunlight removes darkness. The emphasis is on active ethical living as the remedy, not mere regret or ritual alone.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Śaunaka speaks in a teaching mode, using a vivid natural analogy (sunrise dispelling darkness) to underscore a moral principle: virtuous action brings inner clarity and eradicates accumulated wrongdoing.