Shloka 17
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
अकृत्वा कर्म यो लोके फलं विन्दति घिछित: । स तु वक्तव्यतां याति द्वेष्पो भवति भूयश:,परंतु जो इस जगत्में कोई काम न करके बैठा-बैठा फल भोगता है; वह प्राय: निन्दित होता है और दूसरोंके द्वेषका पात्र बन जाता है
akṛtvā karma yo loke phalaṁ vindati kiñcitaḥ | sa tu vaktavyatāṁ yāti dveṣyo bhavati bhūyaśaḥ ||
Kṛpa said: In this world, whoever enjoys some reward without having done the work that earns it becomes a subject of reproach; again and again he is branded blameworthy and turns into an object of others’ hatred. The verse underscores a social-ethical law: unearned gain corrodes one’s standing and invites resentment, especially in a time when duty and effort are under scrutiny.
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should not enjoy results without performing the corresponding duty or effort; unearned gain leads to public censure and provokes others’ resentment, harming one’s moral and social standing.
In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath of the war, Kṛpa speaks in a counsel-like tone, stressing norms of rightful action and earned outcomes—warning that taking benefits without rightful deeds makes a person condemned and hated.