Shloka 35
Adhyaya 70 — Meditation on Devi
नास्य दोषो न वा तस्य मम भर्तुर्महात्मनः ।
ममैव दोषो नान्यस्य सुकृतं ह्युपभुज्यते ॥
nāsya doṣo na vā tasya mama bhartur mahātmanaḥ |
mamaiva doṣo nānyasya sukṛtaṃ hy upabhujyate ||
“Tiada kesalahan padanya—dan tiada juga pada suamiku yang berhati luhur itu. Kesalahan hanyalah pada diriku, bukan pada orang lain; kerana pahala (beserta hasilnya) sesungguhnya dinikmati oleh orang yang melakukannya.”
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FAQs
The verse articulates moral accountability: one should not displace blame onto others when consequences arise from one’s own conduct. It also reiterates the karmic principle that the doer is the experiencer of results.
Dharma instruction via narrative (upākhyāna). No direct sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita content here.
Non-blame and self-attribution of doṣa point toward inner purification: liberation begins when the ego stops projecting causality outward and recognizes the law of inner seeds (karma) bearing fruit.