Shloka 31
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
तत् क्षिप्रं नुदते पापं सत्कारं लभते तथा । अपि चैन प्रसीदन्ति भूतानि जडमूकवत्
tat kṣipraṁ nudate pāpaṁ satkāraṁ labhate tathā | api caina prasīdanti bhūtāni jaḍamūkavat ||
त्या (अघमर्षण-जप) मुळे मनुष्य लवकरच पाप दूर करतो आणि सत्कार प्राप्त करतो. इतकेच नव्हे तर सर्व प्राणीही जड व मूकासारखे त्याच्यावर प्रसन्न होतात.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined spiritual practice (implied in context as mantra-japa, especially the Adhamarṣaṇa) functions as moral purification: it quickly removes pāpa (demerit) and produces satkāra (social and ethical esteem). Inner purity is shown outwardly as a pacifying influence on other beings.
Śaunaka is describing the fruits of a particular dharmic practice taught in the surrounding discussion: the practitioner becomes cleansed of sin, gains respect, and even other creatures become calm and well-disposed toward him, as though rendered non-threatening and silent.