Shloka 70
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
कृताशं कृतनिर्देशं कृतभक्तं कृतश्रमम् । भेदैयें व्यपकर्षन्ति ते वै निरयगामिन:
kṛtāśaṃ kṛtanirdeśaṃ kṛtabhaktaṃ kṛtaśramam | bhedair enaṃ vyapakarṣanti te vai nirayagāminaḥ ||
Bhishma bersabda: Mereka yang dengan menabur perpecahan menyebabkan seorang hamba yang rajin—yang diupah dengan gaji, diberi harapan akan bayaran, dan ditetapkan tempoh tertentu—diusir daripada khidmat tuannya sebelum tempoh itu dipenuhi, sesungguhnya pasti ditakdirkan ke neraka. Ajaran ini mengecam eksploitasi tenaga kerja melalui tipu daya dan muslihat sebagai pelanggaran dharma yang berat.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
It is adharma to manipulate a worker through false promises and then, using intrigue and division, deprive him of his rightful employment or expected payment; such exploitation is said to lead to severe karmic consequence (niraya).
In Bhishma’s instruction on righteous conduct, he condemns those who interfere between a master and a diligent servant—after giving the servant hope and fixed terms—by employing bheda (dissension) to get the servant expelled before the agreed time.