Shloka 22
Mudgalasya Svarga-nirvedaḥ
Mudgala’s Disenchantment with Heaven
मा सम तात पुनः कार्षीरीदृशं साहसं क्वचित् । न हि साहसकर्तार: सुखमेधन्ति भारत,“तात! फिर कभी ऐसा दुःसाहस न करना। भारत! दुःसाहस करनेवाले मनुष्य कभी सुखी नहीं होते
mā sma tāta punaḥ kārṣīr īdṛśaṃ sāhasaṃ kvacit | na hi sāhasakartāraḥ sukham edhanti bhārata ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “My dear child, never again commit such a reckless act. O Bhārata, those who act with rash audacity do not truly prosper in happiness.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reckless daring (sāhasa) is ethically blameworthy because it ignores foresight and restraint; such conduct does not lead to lasting happiness or flourishing. The verse urges prudence and self-control as part of dharma.
Vaiśampāyana, in the role of narrator, delivers a direct admonition to a Bharata-descendant addressed affectionately as ‘tāta,’ warning him not to repeat a particular rash deed and generalizing the moral consequence that rash actors do not prosper in happiness.