Shloka 127
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
ये पापानि नराः कृत्वा निरस्यन्ति व्रतैः सदा । सुखदुःखसमायुक्ता व्यथितास्ते भवन्त्युत
ye pāpāni narāḥ kṛtvā nirasyanti vrataiḥ sadā | sukhaduḥkhasamāyuktā vyathitās te bhavanty uta ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Orang yang melakukan dosa lalu terus-menerus cuba menyingkirkannya melalui nazar dan amalan pertapaan tetap terikat pada silih bergantinya nikmat dan derita; mereka tetap juga menderita. Kegelisahan batin mereka tidak menemukan tempat bernaung yang teguh, kerana penebusan tanpa pembaharuan diri yang sejati membiarkan akar kejahatan tetap tertanam.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Expiatory vows alone do not secure peace if one continues sinful conduct; without genuine inner change and restraint, a person remains trapped in recurring pleasure and pain and lives in ongoing distress.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s dharma-instruction setting, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks about the moral psychology of wrongdoing and atonement, emphasizing that repeated sin followed by ritual remedies still results in suffering.