Shloka 37
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
पराशरजीने कहा--महाराज! तुम जिन कर्मोंके विषयमें पूछ रहे हो, उन्हें बताता हूँ, मुझसे सुनो। जो कर्म हिंसासे रहित हैं, वे सदा मनुष्यकी रक्षा करते हैं ।।
parāśara uvāca—mahārāja! tvaṁ yān karmaviṣayān pṛcchasi tān te bravīmi, mattaḥ śṛṇu. ye karmāṇi hiṁsārahitāni, tāni sadā manuṣyasya rakṣāṁ kurvanti. saṁnyasyāgnīn udāsīnāḥ paśyanti vigatajvarāḥ; naiḥśreyasaṁ karmapathaṁ samāruhya yathākramam.
パラーシャラは言った。「大王よ、汝が問う行いについて語ろう、聞け。暴害を離れた行は、つねに人を護る。出離（サンニャーサ）を受け、聖なる火を捨て、万事を離欲の眼で観じ、憂いの熱を去った者たちは、最高の善へ導く修行の道を次第に登る。かれらは謙下と規律と諸根の制御を身につけ、峻厳な誓戒を守ることにより、いっさいの束縛する業を離れて、不壊の境地に到る。」
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Parāśara links ethical non-violence with spiritual protection and progress: actions free from harm safeguard the person, and renunciants who abandon ritual fires and cultivate detachment, calmness, humility, and sense-restraint advance gradually toward the highest good, ultimately reaching an imperishable state beyond binding action.
In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, Parāśara addresses a king’s inquiry about the nature of proper action. He explains the protective power of non-violent conduct and describes the renunciant’s disciplined path—giving up household sacrificial obligations, maintaining equanimity, and pursuing liberation-oriented practice.