Shloka 57
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
न घातयति नो हन्ति घ्नन्तं नैवानुमोदते । सर्वभूतेषु सस्नेही यथा55त्मनि तथापरे
na ghātayati no hanti ghnantaṃ naivānumodate | sarvabhūteṣu sasnehī yathātmāni tathāpare ||
Ia tidak menyuruh orang lain membunuh, tidak membunuh sendiri, dan tidak pula menyetujui pembunuh. Ia penuh kasih kepada semua makhluk, memandang orang lain sebagaimana ia memandang dirinya sendiri.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True non-violence is threefold: one should not kill, not cause killing, and not even approve of killing; it rests on universal empathy—seeing others as oneself.
Mahādeva is instructing (in a didactic passage) on the qualities of an ideal righteous person, highlighting compassion toward all beings and complete abstention from violence and its endorsement.