Shloka 49
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
अपनी उन्नति चाहनेवाले साधकको चाहिये कि जिस पापकर्मके संस्कारोंसे युक्त हुआ मनुष्य खाटपर पड़कर दुःख भोगता है, उस कर्मको पहलेसे ही न करे ।। यत्र राजा च राज्ञश्न पुरुषा: प्रत्यनन्तरा: । कुटम्बिनामग्रभुजस्त्यजेत् तद् राष्ट्रमात्मवान्,जहाँ राजा और राजाके निकटवर्ती अन्य पुरुष कुटुम्बी-जनोंसे पहले ही भोजन कर लेते हैं, उस राष्ट्रको मनस्वी पुरुष अवश्य त्याग दे
nārada uvāca |
āpannāṃ unnatiṃ kāṅkṣan sādhako 'yaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ |
yasya pāpakṛta-saṃskārair yukto martyaḥ śayane patan duḥkhaṃ bhuṅkte, tat karma pūrvam eva na kuryāt ||
yatra rājā ca rājñaś ca puruṣāḥ praty-anantarāḥ |
kuṭumbinām agra-bhujas tyajet tad rāṣṭram ātmavān ||
Nārada berkata: Seorang pengamal yang menginginkan kemajuan sejati hendaklah berhati-hati agar tidak melakukan sejak awal perbuatan dosa yang kesan karmanya kelak mengikat seseorang kepada penderitaan hingga terbaring di ranjang menanggung sakit. Dan di mana raja serta orang-orang terdekat raja makan terlebih dahulu, mendahului para ketua keluarga, maka orang yang berpegang pada prinsip dan menguasai diri wajib meninggalkan negeri itu.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Avoid wrongdoing before it ripens into unavoidable suffering: actions leave saṃskāras that later mature as pain and helplessness. Ethically, a just polity is one where rulers do not privilege themselves at the expense of householders; if a realm is exploitative, a principled person should not support it and may leave it.
Narada is instructing on dharma in the Shanti Parva, giving moral counsel about personal conduct (avoiding pāpakarma that later yields suffering) and political ethics (condemning a kingdom where the king and his inner circle take first share, signaling injustice toward ordinary householders).