Shloka 13
उतथ्योपदेशः—राजधर्मः, दर्पनिग्रहः, प्रजारक्षणम्
Utathya’s Instruction: Royal Dharma, Restraint of Pride, Protection of Subjects
वृद्धानामिव सत्त्वानां मनो भवति विद्धलम् | मनुष्याणां महाराज यदा पापो न वार्यते,महाराज! जब पापका निवारण नहीं किया जाता है, तब बूढ़े जन्तुओंकी भाँति मनुष्योंका मन घबराहटमें पड़ा रहता है
vṛddhānām iva sattvānāṁ mano bhavati viddhalam | manuṣyāṇāṁ mahārāja yadā pāpo na vāryate ||
Утатхья сказал: «О великий царь, когда зло не сдерживают, ум людей становится потрясённым и стеснённым—как ум состарившихся существ,—и не может устоять перед неукрощённым грехом».
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
If wrongdoing is not actively restrained—especially by those responsible for order—human minds lose stability and fall into anxiety and agitation; preventing sin is presented as a practical necessity for inner and social peace.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and governance, the sage Utathya addresses a king, warning that failure to curb pāpa (wrongdoing) leads to widespread mental unrest among people.