Shloka 5
अग्निनाम-प्रादुर्भावः प्रायश्चित्त-विधानं च
Agni’s Epithets, Manifestations, and Expiation Procedures
ततो लोभाभिभूतस्य रागद्वेषहतस्य च । न धर्मे जायते बुद्धिर्व्याजाद् धर्म करोति च,इस प्रकार लोभसे आक्रान्त और राग-द्वेषसे पीड़ित मनुष्यकी बुद्धि धर्ममें नहीं लगती। यदि वह धर्म करता भी है तो कोई बहाना लेकर
tato lobhābhibhūtasya rāgadveṣahatasya ca | na dharme jāyate buddhir vyājād dharma karoti ca ||
「ゆえに、貪欲に圧倒され、執着と嫌悪に傷つけられた者には、ダルマに関する分別は生じない。たとえ正しい行いをなすとしても、それは何らかの口実の覆いの下でなされる――真の徳というより、都合のよい言い訳にすぎぬのだ。」
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed, attachment, and aversion distort moral discernment; without inner purity, even outwardly righteous actions tend to be performed for ulterior motives or as mere excuses rather than from true commitment to dharma.
The Vyādha continues his instruction on dharma, diagnosing how inner passions (lobha, rāga, dveṣa) undermine buddhi and lead to superficial or self-serving displays of righteousness.