Shloka 133
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
पापबीजप्रसूतानामेतत्प्रत्यक्ष लक्षणम् । श्रावयेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सदाचारादिकं नरः
pāpabījaprasūtānāmetatpratyakṣa lakṣaṇam | śrāvayecchṛṇuyādvāpi sadācārādikaṃ naraḥ
Inilah tanda nyata mereka yang lahir daripada benih dosa: seseorang tidak melafazkan, bahkan tidak mahu mendengar ajaran tentang adab yang benar dan kebajikan yang seumpamanya.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 49; likely within a narrator-to-listener dialogue such as Pulastya addressing Bhīṣma in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa tradition)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पापबीजप्रसूतानाम् + एतत् → पापबीजप्रसूतानामेतत्; श्रावयेत् + शृणुयात् → श्रावयेच्छृणुयात् (त् + श् → च्छ्); शृणुयात् + वा + अपि → शृणुयाद्वापि (त् + व् → द्)
FAQs
It teaches that a clear symptom of a sinful disposition is aversion to dharmic instruction—refusing to recite or even listen to teachings on good conduct (sadācāra) and allied virtues.
It treats both as gateways to moral formation: even passive receptivity to dharmic teaching is valuable, and rejecting even hearing it indicates deep resistance to virtue.
No. The verse is focused on moral psychology and character—how sin manifests as disinterest in ethical instruction—rather than on a particular deity, sacred place, or rite.