Shloka 16
कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace
दुहित्रा दासवर्गेण विवादं न समाचरेत् । एतान् विमुच्य संवादान् सर्वपापैर्विमुच्यते
duhitrā dāsavargeṇa vivādaṁ na samācaret | etān vimucya saṁvādān sarvapāpair vimucyate |
अपनी पुत्री तथा दास-सेवक-वर्ग के साथ विवाद न करे। इनसे कलहपूर्ण वचन-व्यवहार छोड़ देने पर मनुष्य समस्त पापों से मुक्त हो जाता है।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder should renounce quarrels—especially with close dependents like one’s daughter and servants—because abandoning contentious speech and conflict is presented as a purifying discipline that leads to freedom from sin.
In the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Vyāsa delivers moral instruction on righteous living. This verse is a concise injunction within that instruction, emphasizing domestic harmony and restraint as part of dharma.