Shloka 30
Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification
धर्मे तपसि दाने च विचिकित्सास्य जायते । स कुत्वा पापकान्येव निरयं प्रतिपद्यते,जिसे धर्म, तपस्या और दानमें संशय उत्पन्न हो जाता है, वह पापकर्म करके नरकमें पड़ता है
dharme tapasi dāne ca vicikitsāsya jāyate | sa kṛtvā pāpakāny eva nirayaṁ pratipadyate ||
Parāśara dit : «Quand un homme devient hésitant et doute du dharma, de l’austérité et de la charité—ne sachant plus s’il faut les pratiquer—il se tourne vers des actes pécheurs, et par ce choix il tombe en enfer.»
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained doubt about the value of dharma, austerity, and charity can weaken moral resolve; when that doubt leads one to choose sinful actions, the karmic consequence is suffering symbolized as falling into hell (niraya).
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Parāśara is instructing on ethical conduct and karmic causality, emphasizing that skepticism toward foundational virtues (dharma, tapas, dāna) can precipitate wrongdoing and its retributive outcome.