Shloka 22
प्रजापतयः देवगणाश्च दिशि-दिशि स्थिताः ऋषयः
Prajāpatis, Deva-Groups, and the Ṛṣis Assigned to the Directions
वाचा तु यत् कर्म करोति किंचिद् वाचैव सर्व समुपाश्चुते तत् । मनस्तु यत् कर्म करोति किज्चि- न््मनःस्थ एवायमुपाश्चुते तत्,मनुष्य वाणीद्वारा जो कोई कर्म करता है, उसका सारा फल वह वाणीद्वारा ही भोगता है और मनसे जो कुछ कर्म करता है, उसका फल यह जीवात्मा मनके साथ हुआ मनसे ही भोगता है
vācā tu yat karma karoti kiñcid vācāiva sarvaṃ samupāśnute tat | manas tu yat karma karoti kiñcin manaḥstha evāyam upāśnute tat ||
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ການກະທຳໃດໆທີ່ຄົນເຮັດດ້ວຍວາຈາ, ລາວຍ່ອມຮັບຜົນທັງໝົດຜ່ານວາຈານັ້ນເອງ. ແລະການກະທຳໃດໆທີ່ເຮັດດ້ວຍໃຈ, ອັດຕາຜູ້ມີກາຍນີ້ຍ່ອມຮັບຜົນນັ້ນຢູ່ໃນໃຈ—ດ້ວຍໃຈລ້ວນໆ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຜົນຂອງກຳຍ່ອມຕາມເຄື່ອງມືທີ່ໃຊ້ກະທຳ; ການສຳລວມວາຈາ ແລະການຄອບຄອງໃຈ ຈຶ່ງເປັນຫົວໃຈແຫ່ງທຳ.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions bear fruit in accordance with their instrument: verbal deeds yield consequences through speech (praise, blame, trust, conflict), and mental deeds yield consequences within the mind (peace, guilt, agitation). Therefore, ethical discipline must include both truthful, restrained speech and purified intention.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and conduct, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira about the workings of karma. Here he distinguishes the results of actions performed by speech versus those performed mentally, emphasizing inner and outer restraint.