Shloka 35
अध्याय १२८: शिव–उमा संवादः — तिलोत्तमा, श्मशान-मेध्यता, तथा चातुर्वर्ण्य-धर्मः
Chapter 128: Śiva–Umā Dialogue—Tilottamā, the Ritual Valence of the Śmaśāna, and the Fourfold Duty-Code
दत्तानकुशलैरर्थान् मनीषी संजिजीविषु: । प्राप्प वर्तयसे नूनं तेनासि हरिण: कृश:
dattān akuśalair arthān manīṣī saṃjijīviṣuḥ | prāpya vartayase nūnaṃ tenāsi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ ||
Sang brāhmaṇa berkata: “Walau engkau cerdas, demi sekadar mempertahankan hidup engkau menerima harta yang diberikan oleh orang-orang yang tak cakap dan tak arif, lalu hidup hanya bersandar padanya. Maka, wahai kijang, engkau menjadi pudar dan lemah.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a wise person is ethically diminished when sustaining life through wealth received from unworthy or undiscerning sources; dependence on such gifts is portrayed as draining one’s vigor and radiance.
A brāhmaṇa rebukes the addressed person, pointing out the contradiction between their intelligence and their choice to live on wealth given by ‘akuśala’ people, concluding that this explains their weakened, lusterless condition.