Shloka 31

अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्

Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed

Devanagari script

तत्‌ क्षिप्रं नुदते पापं सत्कारं लभते तथा । अपि चैन प्रसीदन्ति भूतानि जडमूकवत्‌

Transliteration

tat kṣipraṁ nudate pāpaṁ satkāraṁ labhate tathā | api caina prasīdanti bhūtāni jaḍamūkavat ||

Translation

ସେ (ଅଘମର୍ଷଣ-ଜପ) ଦ୍ୱାରା ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଶୀଘ୍ର ପାପକୁ ଦୂର କରେ ଏବଂ ସତ୍କାର ଲାଭ କରେ। ଏପରିକି ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜଡ ଓ ମୂକ ସମାନ ହୋଇ ତା’ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (sin/evil, i.e., that thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र

• नुदते: drives away, dispels
• Type: Verb
• Root: नुद्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• पापम्: sin, evil
• पापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सत्कारम्: honour, respectful reception
• सत्कारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्कार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लभते: obtains, receives
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• तथा: likewise, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एनम्: him (this person)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रसीदन्ति: become pleased, favour
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-सीद्
• Form: Present, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• भूतानि: beings, creatures
• भूतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• जड-मूक-वत्: as if (they were) inert and mute
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वत् (प्रत्यय) / जड, मूक

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śaunaka
• bhūtāni (living beings/creatures)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that disciplined spiritual practice (implied in context as mantra-japa, especially the Adhamarṣaṇa) functions as moral purification: it quickly removes pāpa (demerit) and produces satkāra (social and ethical esteem). Inner purity is shown outwardly as a pacifying influence on other beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka is describing the fruits of a particular dharmic practice taught in the surrounding discussion: the practitioner becomes cleansed of sin, gains respect, and even other creatures become calm and well-disposed toward him, as though rendered non-threatening and silent.