Shloka 10
Adhyāya 64 — Omens, Conch Signals, and Arjuna’s Assault on the Elephant Division
मादनीयानि पापानि विदित्वा चात्मन: सुखम् । अपिबन्त यथाकामं पानपा गीतवादितै:,मादक वस्तुएँ पापजनक होती हैं, यह जानकर भी पीनेवाले लोग अपने सुखके लिये गीत और वाद्योंके साथ इच्छानुसार उनका पान करते थे
mādanīyāni pāpāni viditvā cātmanaḥ sukham | apibanta yathākāmaṃ pānapā gītavāditaiḥ ||
ນາຣະດະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ແມ່ນແຕ່ຮູ້ວ່າ ເຫຼົ້າແລະຂອງມຶນເມົາເປັນບາບ ຜູ້ດື່ມເພື່ອຄວາມສຸກຂອງຕົນ ກໍຍັງດື່ມຕາມໃຈປາຖະໜາ ພ້ອມກັບການຮ້ອງເພງ ແລະສຽງດົນຕີ.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that mere knowledge of sin (pāpa) is insufficient to restrain behavior when personal pleasure (ātmanaḥ sukha) dominates; ethical living requires self-control beyond intellectual awareness.
Nārada describes people who, despite recognizing intoxicants as morally harmful, continue to drink freely, surrounded by entertainment (song and instruments), illustrating how social pleasure can normalize wrongdoing.