Shloka 6
Vasiṣṭha–Karāla-Janaka Saṃvāda: Aśuddha-Sevana, Guṇa-Dr̥ṣṭi, and Sāṃkhya–Yoga Ekārthatā
Mahābhārata 12.293
तस्माद गुणेषु रज्येथा मा दोषेषु कदाचन । अनित्यमिह मर्त्यानां जीवितं हि चलाचलम्,इसलिये तुम गुणोंमें ही अनुराग रखो, दोषोंमें कभी नहीं; क्योंकि यहाँ मनुष्योंका जीवन अनित्य और चंचल है
tasmād guṇeṣu rajyethā mā doṣeṣu kadācana | anityam iha martyānāṃ jīvitaṃ hi calācalam ||
ゆえに、心はただ徳にのみ惹かれ、過ちには決して惹かれてはならぬ。この世における人の命は無常であり、常に揺れ動き、定まらぬものだからである。
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Choose attachment to virtues (guṇa) and refuse attachment to faults (doṣa). The reason given is the impermanence and instability of human life; since life is fleeting, one should invest attention and affection in what elevates character rather than in what degrades it.
Parāśara is delivering moral instruction within the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, emphasizing ethical cultivation and a sober awareness of mortality as the basis for right conduct.