Shloka 44
जो संस्कारसम्पन्न, जितेन्द्रिय, शौचाचारपरायण और मनको काबूमें रखनेवाला है, उस बुद्धिमान पुरुषको इहलोक और परलोकमें भी सुखकी प्राप्ति होती है ।। सतां धर्मेण वर्तेत क्रियां शिष्टवदाचरेत् । असंक्लेशेन लोकस्य वृत्तिं लिप्सेत वै द्विज,ब्रह्म! अतः मनुष्यको चाहिये कि वह सत्पुरुषोंके धर्मका पालन करे, शिष्ट पुरुषोंके समान बर्ताव करे और जगतमें किसी भी प्राणीको कष्ट दिये बिना जिससे जीवन-निर्वाह हो सके--ऐसी आजीविका प्राप्त करनेकी इच्छा करे
yaḥ saṃskārasampannaḥ jitendriyaḥ śaucācāraparāyaṇaḥ manonigrahavān ca sa buddhimān puruṣa ihaloke paraloke ca sukham āpnoti. satāṃ dharmeṇa varteta kriyāṃ śiṣṭavad ācaret; asaṅkleśena lokasya vṛttiṃ lipsed vai dvija-brahma.
The hunter said: A wise man who is refined by proper discipline, who has conquered his senses, who is devoted to purity and right conduct, and who keeps his mind under control, attains happiness both in this world and in the next. Therefore, O brahmin, one should live by the dharma of the good, behave as the cultured behave, and seek a livelihood that sustains life without causing distress to any being in the world.
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate refinement and discipline, restrain senses and mind, adhere to purity and good conduct, and pursue a livelihood that does not harm or distress others; such a life yields well-being in both this world and the next.
In the Vana Parva’s dialogue where a hunter instructs a brahmin, the hunter articulates practical dharma: emulate the conduct of the virtuous and earn one’s living without causing suffering to any creature.