Shloka 35
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
पापं कृत्वाभिमन्येत नाहमस्मीति पूरुष: । तच्चिकीर्षति कल्याणं श्रद्धधानोडनसूयक:
pāpaṁ kṛtvābhimanyeta nāham asmīti pūruṣaḥ | tac cikīrṣati kalyāṇaṁ śraddadhāno 'nasūyakaḥ ||
シャウナカは言った。「人は罪を犯した後であっても、驕って『我に咎なし』と思ってはならない。むしろ信を抱き、他者をあげつらうことなく、怨みや悪意を離れて、善きものを求める決意を固め、安寧へ導くダルマの行いに身を投じるべきである。」
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not deny or boast after wrongdoing; instead, with faith and a non-censorious attitude, turn toward kalyāṇa—wholesome dharmic action. Moral progress begins with humility and sincere intention to reform.
In the Shānti Parva’s didactic setting, Śaunaka articulates a general ethical principle: when one errs, the proper response is not self-justifying denial but a faithful resolve to practice dharma, free from envy and fault-finding.