Shloka 5
मनुरुवाच — इन्द्रिय-मनः-ज्ञान-क्रमः
Manu on the hierarchy of senses, mind, and knowledge
कि यज्ञविधिरेवैष किमेतज्जप्यमुच्यते । एतनमे सर्वमाचक्ष्व सर्वज्ञो हसि मे मतः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kiṁ yajñavidhir evaiṣa kim etaj japyam ucyate | etan me sarvam ācakṣva sarvajño 'si me mataḥ | ahaṅkārakṛtaś caiva sarve nirayagāminaḥ | parāvamānī puruṣo bhavitā nirayopagaḥ |
ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ— ଏହା କି ଯଜ୍ଞର ଏକ ବିଧି ମାତ୍ର? ଏବଂ ‘ଜପ୍ୟ’ ବୋଲି ଯାହାକୁ କୁହାଯାଏ, ସେ ଜିନିଷଟି କ’ଣ? ଏ ସବୁ ମୋତେ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ କହନ୍ତୁ; କାରଣ ମୋ ମତରେ ଆପଣ ସର୍ବଜ୍ଞ। ଅହଂକାରରେ ଜପ କରୁଥିବା ସମସ୍ତେ ନରକଗାମୀ। ଯେ ପୁରୁଷ ଅନ୍ୟକୁ ଅବମାନ କରେ, ସେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନରକକୁ ପଡ଼େ।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual practice (japa) is not merely a ritual technique; its moral quality matters. If recitation is driven by ego or used to belittle others, it becomes spiritually harmful and is said to lead to a hellish destiny.
Yudhiṣṭhira questions a revered teacher about the nature of japa—whether it counts as a form of sacrificial procedure and what exactly is to be recited—while also raising an ethical warning that prideful or contemptuous practitioners incur grave demerit.