Shloka 25
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
मित्रद्रुह्नन धीयाने यश्व स्वाद् वृषलीपति: । एतेषु दैवं पित्रयं वा न देयं स्थात् कथंचन
mitradruhṇeṇa dhīyāne yaśva svād vṛṣalīpatiḥ | eteṣu daivaṁ pitryaṁ vā na deyaṁ syāt kathaṁcana ||
Dharma berkata: “Walaupun seseorang itu pengkhianat sahabat, walaupun rosak akhlaknya, walaupun dia ‘tuan kepada vṛṣalī’ (orang yang hidup dengan cara yang hina dan dicela), kepada orang-orang demikian jangan sekali-kali, dalam apa jua keadaan, diberikan sesuatu yang diperuntukkan bagi para dewa atau bagi para leluhur.”
धर्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Offerings intended for the gods (daiva) and the ancestors (pitrya) must not be given to persons of treacherous or morally corrupt character; ritual giving is governed by ethical fitness of the recipient.
Dharma is laying down a normative rule within a discourse on right conduct: he identifies certain disqualifying traits (betrayal of friends, corrupt behavior, ignoble associations) and states that such people are not to receive divine or ancestral offerings.