Shloka 57
श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः
Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma
वृत्र बवाच एवं गते मे न विषादो<स्ति कश्चित् सम्यक् च पश्यामि वचस्तथैतत् | श्रुत्वा तु ते वाचमदीनसत्त्व विकल्मषोअस्म्यद्य तथा विपाप्मा
Vṛtra uvāca—evaṁ gate me na viṣādo 'sti kaścit, samyak ca paśyāmi vacas tathaitat | śrutvā tu te vācam adīna-sattva, vikalmaṣo 'smy adya tathā vipāpmā ||
Vṛtra disse: «Se as coisas são assim, então não resta tristeza em mim. Vejo tuas palavras com clareza e as aceito como verdadeiras. Ó nobre de coração, ao ouvir hoje tua voz, sinto-me purificado: minhas manchas caíram, e estou livre do pecado.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right understanding of true instruction dispels sorrow and produces inner purification; hearing and grasping a wise teaching can remove moral defilement and restore clarity and peace.
Vṛtra responds to Sanatkumāra’s counsel: he declares that he no longer feels grief, affirms that he understands the teaching as true, and states that by hearing it he feels cleansed of sin and impurity.