Shloka 93
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
रक्षितारं च राजानं ब्राह्मणं च तपस्विनम् । अभिगम्याभिपूज्याथ सद्यः पापात् प्रमुच्यते,प्रजाकी रक्षा करनेवाले राजा और तपस्वी ब्राह्मणके पास जाकर उनकी सेवा-पूजा करके मनुष्य तत्काल सब पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है
rakṣitāraṃ ca rājānaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ ca tapasvinam | abhigamyābhipūjyātha sadyaḥ pāpāt pramucyate ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: Dengan mendekati dan memuliakan sewajarnya seorang raja yang melindungi rakyatnya, serta seorang Brahmana yang tekun bertapa, seseorang segera dilepaskan daripada dosa. Rangkap ini menegaskan bahawa penghormatan kepada penjagaan duniawi yang benar dan disiplin rohani yang tulen menyucikan perilaku serta mengembalikan keselarasan dengan dharma.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Respectful approach and sincere honoring of two pillars of dharma—just royal protection of society and authentic ascetic-spiritual discipline—has purificatory power, freeing one from sinful taint and reorienting one toward righteous living.
Yudhiṣṭhira states a dharma-principle: one who goes to a protector-king and to an austere Brahmin and pays them due honor gains immediate release from sin, highlighting the social and spiritual authorities that sustain order and moral life.