Shloka 63
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
सा त्वमेतान्यकार्याणि कार्यपिक्षा व्यवस्यसि । अविज्ञानेन वा युक्ता भिथ्याज्ञानेन वा पुन:,आप कार्य-साधनकी अपेक्षा रखकर अज्ञान अथवा भिशथ्याज्ञानसे युक्त हो ये सब न करने योग्य कार्य कर डालनेको उद्यत हो गयी हैं
sā tvam etāny akāryāṇi kāryāpekṣā vyavasyasi | avijñānena vā yuktā mithyājñānena vā punaḥ ||
तरीही एखाद्या ‘कार्यसिद्धी’च्या अपेक्षेने—अज्ञानाने युक्त होऊन, किंवा पुन्हा मिथ्याज्ञानाने—तू ही अकर्तव्य कर्मे करावयाचा निश्चय केला आहेस.
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.