Shloka 15
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
दानं व्रतं ब्रह्मचर्य यथोक्तं ब्रह्मुधारणम् । दम: प्रशान्तता चैव भूतानां चानुकम्पनम्
brāhmaṇa uvāca | dānaṁ vrataṁ brahmacaryaṁ yathoktaṁ brahmadhāraṇam | damaḥ praśāntatā caiva bhūtānāṁ cānukampanam ||
Sang brāhmaṇa berkata: “Derma, pelaksanaan tapa-brata, disiplin brahmacarya, serta memegang teguh pengetahuan suci sebagaimana ditetapkan śāstra; pengendalian diri, ketenangan batin, dan welas asih kepada semua makhluk—itulah laku para utama. Dengan menjalankan disiplin itu, dharma ditegakkan; dan dharma itulah yang senantiasa melindungi serta menopang rakyat.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines exemplary conduct as a set of ethical and ascetic virtues—charity, vows, disciplined celibacy, faithful adherence to sacred learning, sense-control, tranquility, and compassion—stating that such practice establishes dharma, which then safeguards society.
A Brāhmaṇa speaker is instructing or advising by listing the qualities and practices that mark ‘the best of men’ and explaining their social consequence: the cultivation of dharma that protects the community.