Shloka 66
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
सूचका: सेतुभेत्तार: परवृत््युपजीवका: । अकृच्ञाश्च मित्राणां ते वै निरयगामिन:
bhīṣma uvāca | sūcakāḥ setubhettāraḥ paravṛttyupajīvakāḥ | akṛjñāś ca mitrāṇāṃ te vai nirayagāminaḥ ||
Bhishma bersabda: Para pengadu-domba dan pembawa kabar, para perusak batas pelindung keluarga, masyarakat, dan dharma, mereka yang hidup dengan menumpang penghidupan orang lain, serta mereka yang melupakan kebaikan sahabat dan menjadi tak tahu budi—mereka sungguh menuju neraka.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that betrayal through informing/tale-bearing, breaking dharmic and social boundaries, exploiting others’ livelihoods, and ingratitude toward friends are serious moral offenses that lead to grave karmic consequences (symbolized as going to niraya/hell).
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma and proper conduct. Here he lists specific harmful character-types—informers, boundary-breakers, exploiters, and the ungrateful—and states their dire fate to warn against such behavior.