Shloka 21
Draupadī’s Lament and Theodicy: Dharma, Dice, and Īśvara’s Governance (Āraṇyaka-parva 31)
जो मूढ़ मानव आर्ष-पग्रन्थोंके प्रमाणकी अवहेलना करके समस्त शास्त्रोंक विपरीत आचरण करते हुए धर्मका पालन नहीं करता, वह जन्म-जन्मान्तरोंमें भी कभी कल्याणका भागी नहीं होता
yo mūḍhaḥ mānavaḥ ārṣa-pragranthānāṃ pramāṇam avahīlya sarva-śāstra-viparītam ācaran dharmam na pālayati, sa janma-janmāntareṣv api kadācana kalyāṇasya bhāgī na bhavati.
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “O homem iludido que despreza a autoridade dos tratados dos antigos ṛṣis e, agindo contra todos os śāstras, deixa de sustentar o dharma—tal pessoa, mesmo através de nascimentos repetidos, jamais se torna destinatária de verdadeiro bem-estar e boa fortuna.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disregarding the seers’ authoritative teachings and acting against śāstra leads to a life (and afterlives) devoid of kalyāṇa; dharma must be upheld through disciplined, scripturally aligned conduct.
Yudhiṣṭhira delivers a moral judgment within a dharma-discussion context, warning that contempt for ṛṣi-based authority and anti-śāstric behavior results in long-term spiritual and ethical ruin.