Shloka 79
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
कृतघ्ना नास्तिका: पापा गुरुदाराभिमर्शिन:
kṛtaghnā nāstikāḥ pāpā gurudārābhimarśinaḥ
શક્રે કહ્યું—કૃતઘ્ન, નાસ્તિક, પાપી અને ગુરુપત્નીની પવિત્રતા ભંગ કરનાર—આવા લોકો ધર્મવિધાનથી નિંદિત અને સદાચારવિરુદ્ધ ગણાય છે।
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse identifies grave moral failings—ingratitude, denial of dharma, general sinfulness, and especially violating the guru’s household—as behaviors that place a person outside righteous conduct and invite condemnation and adverse consequences.
Indra (Śakra), speaking within the Shanti Parva’s ethical-discursive setting, lists categories of people marked by serious adharma, emphasizing social and spiritual boundaries—particularly the inviolability of the teacher’s family—as part of moral instruction.