Shloka 37
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
गुरूणीति विदित्वाथ न ग्राह्माण्यत्रिरब्रवीत् न स्महे मन्दविज्ञाना न स्महे मन्दबुद्धयः
bhīṣma uvāca | gurūṇīti viditvātha na grāhyāṇy atrir abravīt | na smahe mandavijñānā na smahe mandabuddhayaḥ |
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອເຂົ້າໃຈດີແລ້ວເຖິງຄວາມປະພຶດອັນຄວນຕໍ່ຜູ້ເຖົ້າແລະຄູອາຈານ ິສີອັດຕຣິຈຶ່ງປະກາດວ່າ: «ສິ່ງນີ້ບໍ່ຄວນຮັບ. ພວກເຮົາບໍ່ໄດ້ທຶບທື່ນໃນການພິຈາລະນາ ແລະບໍ່ໄດ້ທຶບທື່ນໃນປັນຍາ»។ ທ່ານຮູ້ສຶກໄດ້ວ່າໝາກໄມ້ນັ້ນໜັກຜິດປົກກະຕິ ແລະຮູ້ເຈດຕະນາທີ່ຊ່ອນຢູ່ໃນຂອງຂວັນ ຈຶ່ງປະຕິເສດ: ແມ່ນແຕ່ມັນຈະເບິ່ງເຫັນບໍ່ມີພິດໄພ ແຕ່ການຮັບສິ່ງທີ່ປົກປົ່ງດ້ວຍຄວາມໂລບ ຫຼືການຫລອກລວງ ຈະໃຫ້ຜົນຂົມຂື່ນໃນໂລກໜ້າ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຜູ້ໃດປາຖະໜາຄວາມສຸກທັງໃນໂລກນີ້ແລະໂລກໜ້າ ຄວນເຫັນກຳໄລແບບນີ້ວ່າ “ບໍ່ຄວນຮັບ”.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should not accept gifts or gains that are ethically tainted, deceptive, or rooted in greed. Even if the object looks harmless, accepting it can produce bitter karmic results; therefore, what is ‘agrāhya’ (unfit) must be refused for the sake of welfare in both this world and the next.
Bhishma recounts that the sage Atri perceives an improper or dangerous offering—fruits that have become unusually heavy, implying hidden gold and a corrupt intent. Atri states that he and his companions are not dull-minded; they understand the situation and therefore refuse to accept the fruits, warning of harmful consequences if such a gift is taken.