Shloka 20
अध्याय ८७: कृष्णस्य हस्तिनापुरप्रवेशः
Krishna’s Entry into Hastināpura and Court Reception
इममुत्पथि वर्तन्तं पापं पापानुबन्धिनम् । वाक्यानि सुद्ददां हित्वा त्वमप्यस्थानुवर्तसे,तुम भी सगे-सम्बन्धियोंकी बातें न मानकर कुमार्गपर चलनेवाले इस पापासक्त पापात्माका ही अनुसरण करते हो
imam utpathi vartantaṁ pāpaṁ pāpānubandhinam | vākyāni sudṛḍhāṁ hitvā tvam apy asthānuvartase ||
“ଏହି ପାପୀ କୁପଥରେ ଚାଲି ପାପର ପଛେ ପାପ ଯୋଗୁଛି। ଦୃଢ଼ ଓ ହିତକର ବଚନ ଛାଡ଼ି ତୁମେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ଅନୁଚିତ ପଥକୁ ଅନୁସରଣ କରୁଛ।”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not abandon sound, well-grounded counsel to follow a person committed to wrongdoing; association and imitation of adharma multiplies sin and its consequences.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Bhishma rebukes the addressee for rejecting good advice and instead aligning with a wrong-doer whose course is morally corrupt and self-perpetuating.