Shloka 3
परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269
कृतशुद्धशरीरो हि पात्र भवति ब्राह्मण: । आनन्त्यमत्र बुद्धयेदं कर्मणां तद् ब्रवीमि ते
kṛtaśuddhaśarīro hi pātra bhavati brāhmaṇaḥ | ānantyam atra buddhyedaṃ karmaṇāṃ tad bravīmi te
जिस ब्राह्मण का शरीर (आचरण द्वारा) शुद्ध हो चुका है, वही वास्तव में पात्र होता है। यहाँ कर्मों की अनन्त व्यापकता को बुद्धि से समझना चाहिए; इसलिए मैं तुम्हें यह कहता हूँ।
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purity achieved through disciplined conduct makes one a fit recipient of higher knowledge and gifts; one should also grasp that actions have limitless, far-reaching consequences (karma), so ethical self-purification is essential.
Kapila is instructing his listener within the Śānti Parva’s didactic discourse, emphasizing qualifications for spiritual receptivity (being a ‘pātra’) and introducing the theme of the boundless scope of karma.