Shloka 2
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
कृत्वा कर्माणि पापानि कथं यान्ति शुभां गतिम् । कर्मणा च कृतेनेह केन यान्ति शुभां गतिम्,मनुष्य पाप कर्म करके कैसे शुभगतिको प्राप्त होते हैं तथा किस कर्मके अनुष्ठानसे उन्हें उत्तम गति प्राप्त होती है?
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kṛtvā karmāṇi pāpāni kathaṃ yānti śubhāṃ gatim |
karmaṇā ca kṛtenehā kena yānti śubhāṃ gatim ||
ຢຸດທິສຖິຣ ຖາມວ່າ: «ເມື່ອມະນຸດໄດ້ກະທຳກຳຊົ່ວແລ້ວ ຈະໄປຮອດຄວາມເປັນໄປອັນດີໄດ້ແນວໃດ? ແລະໃນໂລກນີ້ ດ້ວຍການປະຕິບັດກຳປະເພດໃດ ຈຶ່ງຈະໄດ້ຮອດສະຖານະອັນປະເສີດ?»
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharma-question about moral recovery: even after committing pāpa (sinful actions), what righteous practice or discipline can lead a person toward śubhā gati (an auspicious end). It sets up the doctrine that ethical transformation and prescribed remedies (such as repentance, charity, vows, devotion, truthfulness, and self-restraint—depending on the ensuing discourse) can redirect one’s karmic trajectory.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-setting, Yudhiṣṭhira—concerned with the consequences of wrongdoing and the possibility of purification—asks an elder authority for guidance on how sinners may still attain a good destiny and what concrete actions in this life lead to that outcome.