Shloka 13
अवृत्ता ये तु भिन्दन्ति श्रुतित्यागपरायणा: । धर्मविद्वेषिणो मन्दा इत्युक्तस्तेषु संशय:
avṛttā ye tu bhindanti śruti-tyāga-parāyaṇāḥ | dharma-vidveṣiṇo mandā ity uktaḥ teṣu saṁśayaḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Mereka yang tak beradab, yang merobohkan batas-batas yang telah ditegakkan, yang condong meninggalkan śruti (wahyu Weda), yang membenci dharma, dan yang tumpul budi—tentang orang-orang demikian telah dinyatakan adanya keraguan. Mereka melanggar dharma dan ācāra yang ditegakkan oleh orang baik; karena itu mereka tidak patut dipercaya.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person who lacks good conduct, rejects śruti (Vedic authority), and is hostile to dharma is inherently unreliable; the wise should treat such a person’s claims and guidance with doubt.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma is advising on standards for judging moral and religious authority, warning Yudhishthira that those who break established righteous norms and reject śruti should not be accepted as trustworthy arbiters of dharma.