Shloka 23
सदाचार-नियमाः: शील, संयम, संग-निषेध, शुचिता, वाणी-नीति, परोपकारः
नारभेत कलिं प्राज्ञः शुष्कवैरं च वर्जयेत् अप्य् अल्पहानिः सोढव्या वैरेणार्थागमं त्यजेत्
nārabheta kaliṃ prājñaḥ śuṣkavairaṃ ca varjayet apy alpahāniḥ soḍhavyā vaireṇārthāgamaṃ tyajet
પ્રાજ્ઞ માણસે કલહ શરૂ ન કરવો અને નિષ્ફળ વૈર ટાળવું; નાની હાનિ સહન કરવી, વૈરથી મળતો લાભ પણ ત્યાગવો।
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames “kali” as needless contention that accelerates Kali-yuga disorder; the wise preserve dharma by refusing to initiate conflict.
He recommends forbearance—enduring even small losses—because retaliation breeds enmity and multiplies social and moral decline.
By upholding dharma through restraint and non-hostility, one aligns with Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty—the divine principle that maintains cosmic and social order.