Shloka 37
अव्यक्तकालमान-निर्णयः
Measures of Time from the Unmanifest; Creation, Elements, and the Primacy of Mind
न वै देवा हीनसत्त्वेन तोष्या: सर्वाशिना दुष्कृतकर्मणा वा । सत्यव्रता ये तु नरा: कृतज्ञा धर्मे रतास्तै: सह सम्भजन्ते
na vai devā hīna-sattvena toṣyāḥ sarvāśinā duṣkṛta-karmaṇā vā | satya-vratā ye tu narāḥ kṛtajñā dharme ratās taiḥ saha sambhajante ||
Os deuses não se agradam de quem tem caráter deficiente, nem de quem devora tudo sem discernimento, nem de quem vive de más ações. Antes, os deuses formam laços de boa vontade com os humanos que são disciplinados na verdade, gratos pelo que recebem e devotados ao dharma.
हंस उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine favor is not won by mere appetite, power, or outward acts when one lacks virtue; it comes through inner moral quality—truthfulness, gratitude, and steadfast commitment to dharma.
Hamsa (the swan-sage) instructs the listener that the gods do not align themselves with morally degraded, indiscriminate, or sinful people; instead, they associate with those who live by truth, gratitude, and righteous conduct.