Shloka 20
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
तेषु तत् कर्म निक्षिप्तं यः स धर्म: सनातन: । यस्तं समभिपद्येत न स दुर्गतिमाप्रुयात्,उन्हींमें पूर्वोक्त दान आदि कर्मोकी स्थिति है। वे ही कर्म सनातन धर्मके नामसे प्रसिद्ध हैं। जो उस सनातन धर्मका आश्रय लेता है, उसे कभी दुर्गति नहीं भोगनी पड़ती है
teṣu tat karma nikṣiptaṁ yaḥ sa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ | yas taṁ samabhipadyeta na sa durgatim āpnuyāt ||
Among those (virtues and disciplines) rests the practice of the deeds spoken of earlier—such as giving. That very established course of action is known as the eternal Dharma. Whoever truly takes refuge in that eternal Dharma does not fall into misfortune or a degraded end.
ब्राह्मण उवाच