Shloka 63
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
सा त्वमेतान्यकार्याणि कार्यपिक्षा व्यवस्यसि । अविज्ञानेन वा युक्ता भिथ्याज्ञानेन वा पुन:
sā tvam etāny akāryāṇi kāryāpekṣā vyavasyasi | avijñānena vā yuktā mithyājñānena vā punaḥ ||
എന്നിട്ടും ഏതോ ‘ഫലസിദ്ധി’യുടെ പ്രതീക്ഷയിൽ—അജ്ഞാനത്താലോ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മിഥ്യാജ്ഞാനത്താലോ—ചെയ്യരുതാത്ത ഈ പ്രവൃത്തികൾ ചെയ്യാൻ നീ തീരുമാനിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Janaka critiques action motivated by mere expediency (kāryāpekṣā) when it violates what is proper (akārya). He identifies two roots of such wrongdoing: ignorance (avijñāna) and, more dangerously, false certainty or mistaken doctrine (mithyājñāna).
In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, Janaka addresses someone who is intent on performing actions he deems improper. He challenges the person’s resolve, suggesting it arises from ignorance or from a misguided understanding that makes unethical acts seem justifiable.