Shloka 56
Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)
धर्मतो धनमाहार्यं यष्टव्यञ्चापि यत्नतः ।
यच्चापि कुर्वतो नात्मा जुगुप्सामेति पुत्रक ! ॥
dharmato dhanam āhāryaṃ yaṣṭavyañ cāpi yatnataḥ /
yac cāpi kurvato nātmā jugupsām eti putraka !
Kekayaan hendaknya diperoleh dengan jalan dharma, dan yajña dilakukan dengan sungguh-sungguh. Dan apa pun yang engkau lakukan sehingga batinmu tidak jatuh ke dalam penyesalan diri—itulah yang patut dilakukan, wahai putra terkasih.
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FAQs
Dharma is validated by both śāstra and conscience: earn cleanly, worship diligently, and avoid acts that leave inner shame—this is an internal test for ethical action.
Didactic dharma teaching; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
‘Self-disgust’ is the subtle indicator of tamas and inner fracture. The verse points to integrity (antar-śauca) as the hidden foundation of outer ritual.