Shloka 15

कालनियमः शोकशमनं च

Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief

Devanagari script

यदा न भावं कुरुते सर्वभूतेषु पापकम्‌ । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रद्म सम्पद्यते तदा

Transliteration

yadā na bhāvaṃ kurute sarvabhūteṣu pāpakam | karmaṇā manasā vācā brahma sampadyate tadā ||

Translation

“കർമ്മം, മനസ്, വാക്ക്—ഇവയാൽ സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങളോടും പാപബുദ്ധി പുലർത്താതിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ—അപ്പോൾ അവൻ ബ്രഹ്മത്തെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.”

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भावम्: disposition/attitude (here: evil intent)
• भावम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुरुते: does/makes
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• सर्वभूतेषु: towards/in all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• पापकम्: sinful/evil
• पापकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कर्मणा: by action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मनसा: by mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वाचा: by speech/word
• वाचा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• ब्रह्म: Brahman (the Absolute)
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सम्पद्यते: attains/comes to
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Brahman
• sarvabhūta (all beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Liberation is tied to ethical purity: when one abandons harmful intent toward all beings in the three channels of conduct—actions, thoughts, and speech—one becomes fit to attain Brahman.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana reports a teaching that defines a practical criterion for spiritual attainment: universal non-malice expressed consistently in deed, mind, and word.