Shloka 26
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
ह्ृदयं पापवृत्तानां पापमाख्याति वैकृतम् । ज्ञानपूर्व विनश्यन्ति गूहमाना महाजने
hṛdayaṃ pāpavṛttānāṃ pāpam ākhyāti vaikṛtam | jñānapūrvaṃ vinaśyanti gūhamānā mahājane ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຫົວໃຈຂອງຜູ້ທີ່ດຳລົງຊີວິດດ້ວຍບາບ—ພ້ອມທັງຄວາມຜິດປົກກະຕິທີ່ປາກົດໃນສະພາບຂອງເຂົາ—ຍ່ອມເປີດເຜີຍການກະທຳຜິດຂອງຕົນ. ຜູ້ໃດຮູ້ຕົວວ່າໄດ້ເຮັດບາບ ແລ້ວພະຍາຍາມປິດບັງຈາກມະຫາບຸລຸດ ແລະຜູ້ດີງາມ ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະພິນາດ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sin is not easily hidden: a person’s inner disposition and outward distortions in behavior or condition tend to reveal wrongdoing. Deliberate sin compounded by concealment—especially from the wise and virtuous—leads to downfall.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and conduct, Bhīṣma advises about moral causality: he warns that the sinful are exposed by their own inner state and that knowingly hiding sin from respected elders or the righteous results in ruin.