Shloka 20
Śṛṅgī’s Curse on King Parikṣit
Parikṣit–Śṛṅgī–Takṣaka Causal Link
सम्यक्सद्धर्ममूला वै व्यसने शान्तिरुत्तमा । अधर्मात्तरता नाम कृत्स्नं व्यापादयेज्जगत्
samyak saddharmamūlā vai vyasane śāntir uttamā | adharmāttarātā nāma kṛtsnaṃ vyāpādayej jagat ||
ໃນຍາມວິກິດ ທາງເລືອກອັນສູງສຸດເພື່ອຄວາມສະຫງົບ ແມ່ນການຕອບສະໜອງທີ່ຝັງຮາກຢູ່ໃນທຳອັນແທ້ ແລະປະຕິບັດໃຫ້ຖືກຕ້ອງ. ແຕ່ຖ້າເຄີຍຊິນກັບການຫາທາງຫຼົບໜີໂດຍເພີ່ມອະທຳຂຶ້ນເລື້ອຍໆ ນັ້ນຈະນໍາໄປສູ່ການພິນາດຂອງໂລກທັງປວງ.
शेष उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in danger, the best remedy is a course of peace and resolution grounded in true dharma and executed correctly; escalating wrongdoing as a survival tactic ultimately leads to universal ruin.
Śeṣa offers a moral warning within the Adi Parva’s instructive discourse: when facing संकट (vyasana), one should seek śānti through dharmic means rather than slipping into a pattern of ever-greater adharma for short-term relief.