Shloka 73

Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)

Devanagari script

एतैर्वर्धयते तेज: पाप्मानं चापकर्षति । जो ब्राह्मण हर्ष

Transliteration

etair vardhayate tejaḥ pāpmānaṃ cāpakarṣati | yo brāhmaṇaḥ harṣa-mada-krodha-se rahitaḥ sa kadācid duḥkhaṃ na anubhavati | dāna-vedādhyayana-yajña-tapaḥ-lajjā-saralatā-indriya-saṃyamaiḥ sadguṇaiḥ brāhmaṇaḥ sva-tejasaḥ vṛddhiṃ karoti pāpasya ca nāśaṃ karoti ||

Translation

ಈ ಸದುಗುಣಗಳಿಂದ ತೇಜಸ್ಸು ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಪ ದೂರವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಹರ್ಷ, ಅಹಂಕಾರಮದ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರೋಧಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾದ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸಬೇಕಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ದಾನ, ವೇದಾಧ್ಯಯನ, ಯಜ್ಞ, ತಪಸ್ಸು, ಲಜ್ಜೆ, ಸರಳತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಸಂಯಮ—ಇಂತಹ ಸದುಗುಣಗಳಿಂದ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನು ತನ್ನ ಅಂತರ್ತೇಜಸ್ಸನ್ನು ವೃದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸಿ ಪಾಪವನ್ನು ನಾಶಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• एतैः: by these
• एतैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वर्धयते: increases
• वर्धयते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• तेजः: splendor, spiritual power
• तेजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पाप्मानम्: sin, evil
• पाप्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपकर्षति: removes, draws away
• अपकर्षति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अपकृष्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Cultivating specific virtues—charity, Vedic study, sacrifice, austerity, modesty, simplicity, and sense-restraint—builds inner tejas (spiritual-moral radiance) and removes pāpman (sin). Freedom from elation, pride, and anger is presented as a condition for avoiding suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa instructs on dharma and inner discipline, describing the qualities by which a brāhmaṇa purifies himself, increases spiritual potency, and diminishes sin.