Shloka 24
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
कर्मजं त्विह मन्यन्ते फलयोगं शुभाशुभम् । कर्मणां विषयं कृत्स्नमहं वक्ष्यामि तच्छुणु
karmajaṁ tv iha manyante phalayogaṁ śubhāśubham | karmaṇāṁ viṣayaṁ kṛtsnam ahaṁ vakṣyāmi tac chṛṇu ||
Aqui, as pessoas consideram que o encadeamento dos frutos—auspiciosos ou inauspiciosos—nasce da ação. Agora te explicarei por inteiro o alcance e o domínio das ações; escuta.
प्रह्माद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions generate a binding relationship with consequences—pleasant or painful—and the speaker proposes to clarify the full range of what counts as action and how its results are understood in ethical and spiritual terms.
Prahlāda is speaking in a didactic setting within Śānti Parva, introducing an explanation about karma: how deeds relate to outcomes and what the comprehensive ‘domain of actions’ entails, urging the listener to pay attention.