Shloka 55
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
उपसूष्टेषु दान्तेषु दुराचारेषु साधुषु । अविनीतेषु लुब्धेषु सुमहद् दण्डधारणम्
upasūṣṭeṣu dānteṣu durācāreṣu sādhuṣu | avinīteṣu lubdheṣu sumahad daṇḍadhāraṇam ||
ນາຣະດະກ່າວວ່າ: ບ່ອນໃດທີ່ຜູ້ມີວິໄນຖືກລົບກວນ, ຄົນດີຖືກກະທຳຢ່າງໂຫດຮ້າຍ, ແລະຜູ້ບໍ່ຝຶກຝົນກັບຄົນໂລບຄອບງຳ—ແມ່ນແຕ່ຈະມີການລົງໂທດຢ່າງຮຸນແຮງຫນັກໜ່ວງກໍຕາມ—ບໍ່ຄວນຢູ່ໃນປະເທດນັ້ນໂດຍບໍ່ໄຕ່ຕອງ; ຈົ່ງພິຈາລະນາໃຫ້ຮອບຄອບກ່ອນ.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person should avoid living unthinkingly under a regime where the good are oppressed and punishment is excessively harsh; ethical discernment is required in choosing one’s place of residence and allegiance.
In Śānti Parva’s discourse on dharma and governance, Nārada describes signs of a disordered polity—where virtue is harmed and greed and indiscipline dominate—and warns against settling there without due consideration.