Shloka 24
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
रागात् क्रोधाद् भयाल्लो भाद् यो<र्थानीहति मानव:
rāgāt krodhād bhayāl lobhād yo 'rthān īhati mānavaḥ
ក្រឹបៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «មនុស្សណាដែលស្វែងរកផលប្រយោជន៍លោកិយ ដោយស្ថិតក្រោមអំណាចនៃការចងចិត្ត កំហឹង ភ័យ ឬលោភលន់ នឹងបាត់បង់ភាពច្បាស់លាស់ខាងធម៌; ការខិតខំដែលដឹកនាំដោយតណ្ហា នឹងក្លាយជាការខូចខាតខាងសីលធម៌ ហើយនាំទៅរកវិនាស»។
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that when the pursuit of wealth or objectives is driven by rāga (attachment), krodha (anger), bhaya (fear), or lobha (greed), one’s judgment becomes distorted and dharma is endangered; ethical action requires freedom from these compulsive impulses.
In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath of the war, Kṛpa speaks in a cautionary, reflective tone, highlighting how destructive motives—attachment, anger, fear, and greed—can propel people toward wrongful acts, a theme especially relevant to the night-raid context of this parva.