Shloka 4
बालेनापि सता मोहादू भृशं पापकृतान्यपि । नाभ्यासादयितव्यानि तेजांसि च तपांसि च,“सज्जन बालकको भी चाहिये कि वह अत्यन्त मोहके कारण पापशून्य, तेजस्वी तथा तपस्वी पुरुषोंके अत्यन्त निकट न जाय
bālenāpi satā mohād bhṛśaṃ pāpakṛtāny api | nābhyāsādayitavyāni tejāṃsi ca tapāṃsi ca ||
मोहामुळे सज्जन बालकही मोठे पाप करून बसू शकतो; म्हणून तेजस्वी व तपस्वी पुरुषांच्या तेज-तपाच्या अतिशय निकट धाडसाने जाऊ नये।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a basically good person can do great harm when deluded; therefore one should act with restraint and not intrude upon or provoke those endowed with intense tejas and tapas, whose spiritual power can have serious consequences.
Vaiśaṃpāyana offers a cautionary reflection within the Vana Parva context: heedless closeness to powerful ascetics—especially by the young or inexperienced—can lead to unintended offenses and grave outcomes.