Shloka 25
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
कल्याणमनुकर्तव्यं पुरुषेण बुभूषता । ये सुगन्धीनि सेवन्ते तथागन्धा भवन्ति ते
kalyāṇam anukartavyaṃ puruṣeṇa bubhūṣatā | ye sugandhīni sevante tathāgandhā bhavanti te ||
ಸುಖ-ಕಲ್ಯಾಣವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವ ಪುರುಷನು ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಕರ ಕರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಬೇಕು. ಸುಗಂಧ ದ್ರವ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸುವವರು ತಾವೂ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಸುಗಂಧಮಯರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ।
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should deliberately practice what is kalyāṇa (wholesome and auspicious). A person becomes like what they repeatedly associate with—good company and pure habits refine one’s nature, while impure associations degrade it.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Śaunaka delivers a moral instruction using a simple analogy of fragrance: contact and habitual ‘consumption’ shape a person’s qualities and reputation.