Shloka 34
मधुमांसनिवृत्तानां मदाद् दम्भात् तथानृतात् । परोपतापत्यक्तानां तां गतिं व्रज पुत्रक,पुत्र! जो मद्य और मांसका सेवन नहीं करते, मद, दम्भ और असत्यसे अलग रहते और दूसरोंको संताप नहीं देते हैं, उन्हें मिलनेवाली सदगति तुम्हें भी प्राप्त हो
madhumāṃsa-nivṛttānāṃ madād dambhāt tathānṛtāt | paropatāpa-tyaktānāṃ tāṃ gatiṃ vraja putraka ||
Sañjaya said: “My son, attain that blessed destiny which comes to those who abstain from honey and meat, who keep away from intoxication, hypocrisy, and falsehood, and who do not cause suffering to others.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches ethical self-restraint and social non-harm: abstaining from certain consumptions, rejecting intoxication, hypocrisy, and lying, and avoiding causing distress to others—conduct that leads to a ‘good destiny’ (sadgati).
Sañjaya, in the course of his narration, addresses his son affectionately and offers a moral exhortation: he points to the spiritual outcome promised for those who live with restraint, truth, and compassion, urging his son to seek the same end.