Shloka 28
अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः
Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving
एक: शर्त्रुर्न द्वितीयो<$स्ति शरत्रु- रज्ञानतुल्य: पुरुषस्य राजन । येनावृतः कुरुते सम्प्रयुक्तो घोराणि कर्माणि सुदारुणानि
ekaḥ śatrur na dvitīyo 'sti śatruḥ—ajñānatulyaḥ puruṣasya rājan | yenāvṛtaḥ kurute samprayukto ghorāṇi karmāṇi sudāruṇāni ||
ປາຣາຊະຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ມະນຸດມີສັດຕູແທ້ພຽງຜູ້ດຽວ; ບໍ່ມີສັດຕູຜູ້ທີສອງໃດຈະເທົ່າທັນມັນ. ສັດຕູນັ້ນແມ່ນ «ອະວິຊາ»—ຄວາມບໍ່ຮູ້. ເມື່ອຖືກມັນປົກຄຸມ ແລະຖືກມັນຜັກດັນ ຄົນຈຶ່ງກະທຳກຳອັນນ່າສະພຶງກົວ ແລະໂຫດຮ້າຍຢ່າງຍິ່ງ.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignorance (ajñāna) is presented as the single greatest enemy of a person, because it obscures discernment and drives one toward dreadful, cruel actions; ethical reform therefore begins with removing ignorance through right knowledge and clarity.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, the sage Parāśara addresses a king and delivers a moral warning: the real adversary is not external foes but the inner veil of ignorance that impels destructive conduct.