Shloka 83
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
मा वा भूत् सहभोज्यं नौ मदीयं फलमाप्रुहि । प्रतीच्छ मत्कृतं धर्म यदि ते मय्यनुग्रह:
mā vā bhūt sahabhojyaṃ nau madīyaṃ phalam āpruhi | pratīccha matkṛtaṃ dharma yadi te mayy anugrahaḥ ||
「われらが共に留まり、業の果を共受する必要はない。もし汝が我に情けを垂れるなら、我が分の果報を余すところなく受け取ってくれ。われが修したダルマの功徳を—すべて受納せよ。」
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical idea that the fruit of one’s dharma (merit) can be offered to another out of reverence or supplication, emphasizing humility and the primacy of righteous action over personal claim to its rewards.
A Brahmin speaker addresses another party, declining the need for shared enjoyment of karmic results and instead requesting that the other accept the full fruit of the Brahmin’s good deeds—an appeal framed as an act of grace (anugraha).