Shloka 54
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
दण्डो यत्राविनीतेषु सत्कारश्न कृतात्मसु । चरेत् तत्र वसेच्चैव पुण्यशीलेषु साधुषु
daṇḍo yatrāvinīteṣu satkāraś ca kṛtātmasu | caret tatra vasec caiva puṇyaśīleṣu sādhuṣu ||
Di mana orang-orang yang liar ditahan oleh hukuman yang adil dan mereka yang menguasai diri dihormati sebagaimana mestinya—di tempat demikian hendaknya seseorang bergaul dan juga menetap, di tengah para saleh dan berbudi.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Seek residence and association in a society that enforces discipline on the unruly (daṇḍa) and honors the self-controlled (satkāra). Such an environment sustains dharma by correcting wrongdoing and encouraging virtue.
Nārada is giving counsel in the Śānti Parva’s ethical-discourse setting, advising what kind of community one should choose: a place governed by just restraint and respectful recognition of the virtuous.