Shloka 30
अध्याय ३० — क्रोधदोषाः क्षमाप्रशंसा च
Defects of Anger and the Praise of Forbearance
आर्ये कर्मणि युञ्जान: पापे वा पुनरीश्वरः । व्याप्य भूतानि चरते न चायमिति लक्ष्यते,कोई श्रेष्ठ कर्ममें लगा हुआ हो चाहे पापकर्ममें, ईश्वर सभी प्राणियोंमें व्याप्त होकर विचरते हैं; किंतु वे यही हैं इस प्रकार उनका लक्ष्य नहीं होता
Ārye karmaṇi yuñjānaḥ pāpe vā punar īśvaraḥ | vyāpya bhūtāni carate na cāyam iti lakṣyate ||
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Quer alguém esteja empenhado em ação nobre, quer recaia em ação pecaminosa, o Senhor move-se permeando todos os seres; e, no entanto, não é reconhecido como ‘é Ele’—permanece invisível, sem marca.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches divine immanence: the Lord pervades all beings and is present amid both virtuous and sinful human activity, yet He is not easily identifiable by ordinary perception—His presence is subtle and not reducible to a visible marker.
Yudhiṣṭhira is reflecting on the nature of the Lord in the context of moral life—how the same divine reality is present across contrasting human actions (righteous and sinful), raising a contemplative point about why the divine is not directly ‘seen’ or singled out in lived experience.