Shloka 17
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें सत्रहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
mātāpitror eva śuśrūṣā devatātithipūjanam | gurupūjā ghṛṇā śaucaṃ nityam indriyasaṃyamaḥ | dānaṃ vrataṃ brahmacaryaṃ śāstroktarītyā vedādhyayanam indriyanigrahaḥ śāntiḥ sarvaprāṇiṣu dayā cittasaṃyamaḥ mārdavaṃ paradhanābhilāṣatyāgaḥ manasāpi jagatprāṇinām ahitākaraṇam | mātāpitrasevā devatātithigurupūjā dayā pavitratā indriyāṇāṃ sadā vaśīkāraḥ śubhakarmapracāraś ca—etat satpuruṣācāra ucyate | etadanuṣṭhānād dharmo bhavati yaḥ sadā prajāvargasya rakṣakaḥ ||
Sang Siddha menyatakan: “Laku para mulia ialah hidup tertib dalam bakti dan pengekangan: berbakti kepada ibu dan ayah, memuliakan para dewa dan tamu, menghormati guru, memelihara welas asih dan kesucian, serta senantiasa menundukkan indria. Bersama itu ada derma, tapa-brata, disiplin brahmacarya, belajar Veda menurut tata cara śāstra, ketenangan batin, kasih kepada semua makhluk, penguasaan pikiran, kelembutan, menanggalkan hasrat atas harta orang lain, dan mendorong tersebarnya perbuatan baik. Dengan menjalankan semua ini, dharma lahir; dan dharma itu senantiasa melindungi rakyat.”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is generated and sustained through the disciplined conduct of noble persons: service to parents, reverence to gods/guests/teachers, purity and compassion, charity and vows, Vedic study, and firm control of senses and mind—avoiding harm even in thought and renouncing desire for others’ wealth.
Within the Anugītā discourse of the Aśvamedhika Parva, a Siddha speaker summarizes a catalogue of satpuruṣa-ācāra (ideal ethical conduct) and concludes that such practice gives rise to dharma, which protects the people.