Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 15
Śāṇḍilī–Sumanā-saṃvāda: Sat-strī-samudācāra and Pati-dharma
Conduct of the Virtuous Wife
पुण्यस्यैवाभिगन्धस्ते मनन््ये कर्मविधानजम् । अधिकं मार्जनात् तात तथा चैवानुलेपनात्
puṇyasyaivābhigandhas te manye karmavidhānajam | adhikaṃ mārjanāt tāta tathā caivānulepanāt ||
ວະຍາສະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ກິ່ນຫອມແຫ່ງບຸນທີ່ຟຸ້ງອອກຈາກເຈົ້າຢູ່ເລື້ອຍໆ ຂ້ອຍເຊື່ອວ່າເກີດຈາກການປະພຶດກຳດີຢ່າງມີລະບຽບ—ໂດຍສະເພາະບຸນແຫ່ງການໃຫ້ທານ. ລູກເອີຍ, ການໃຫ້ທານຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ກວ່າການຊຳລະກາຍແລະການທານ້ຳມັນ; ມັນສູງກວ່າຄວາມບໍລິສຸດພາຍນອກ ເພາະເປັນການອຸທິດພາຍໃນ ທີ່ແຜ່ກິ່ນຫອມແຫ່ງຄຸນທຳ»។
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
True purity is not merely external (cleansing and anointing) but arises from righteous conduct—especially charity—whose merit becomes visible as a ‘fragrance’ of virtue.
Vyāsa addresses a listener affectionately and interprets the person’s constant ‘scent of merit’ as the result of properly performed virtuous acts, highlighting dāna (giving) as superior to outward acts of purification.