Shloka 59
कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira
येउन्यायेन जिहीर्षन्तो धर्ममिच्छन्ति कहिचित् । अकूजनेन मोक्ष वा नानुकूजेत् कथंचन
ye 'nyāyena jihīrṣantaḥ dharmam icchanti kecit | akūjanena mokṣaṃ vā nānukūjet kathaṃcana ||
Ada orang yang, sambil hendak merampas milik orang lain secara tidak adil, tetap mengaku menginginkan dharma. Namun, entah mengejar mokṣa atau tujuan apa pun, seseorang jangan sekali-kali menyetujui yang tidak patut—bahkan lewat diam yang berarti mengiyakan.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is not compatible with unjust seizure or wrongdoing; one must not endorse adharma even through silence. Ethical integrity requires refusing complicity, whether one seeks worldly aims or even moksha.
Vāyudeva delivers a moral admonition: he critiques those who pursue unjust ends while claiming righteousness, and instructs that one should not give approval—explicitly or implicitly—to improper actions.