Shloka 23

अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā

Devanagari script

आनृशंस्यमहिंसा चाप्रमाद: संविभागिता । श्राद्धकर्मातिथेयं च सत्यमक्रोध एव च

Transliteration

ānṛśaṁsyam ahiṁsā cāpramādaḥ saṁvibhāgitā | śrāddha-karmātitheyaṁ ca satyam akrodha eva ca ||

Translation

पराशर म्हणाले—दया व अहिंसा, अप्रमाद (सावधानता) आणि वाटून देण्याची वृत्ती; श्राद्धकर्म व अतिथिसत्कार; सत्य आणि अक्रोध—हे गुण धारण करावयाचे आहेत.

Word by Word

आनृशंस्यम्compassion, kindness

अहिंसाnon-violence

चand

अप्रमादःvigilance, non-negligence

संविभागिताsharing, distribution (with others)

श्राद्धकर्मthe śrāddha rite (funerary/ancestral ritual)

अतिथेयम्hospitality to guests

चand

सत्यम्truthfulness

अक्रोधःabsence of anger, calmness

एवindeed, just

चand

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Parāśara

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse lists foundational dharmic virtues: compassion and non-harm, alert self-discipline, generosity through sharing, honoring ancestors via śrāddha, honoring guests through hospitality, commitment to truth, and mastery over anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, the sage Parāśara speaks as a teacher, enumerating key ethical practices that sustain social order and personal righteousness.