Shloka 62
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
लोकमातुरमसूयते जन- स्तस्य तज्जनयतीह सर्वत:
lokam āturam asūyate janaḥ | tasya taj janayatīha sarvataḥ ||
भीष्म उवाच—यो जनः कामक्रोधादिदुर्व्यसनैः सदा आतुरः स्यात्, तं लोकाः निन्दन्ति, विवेकिनश्च पुरुषाः धिक्कुर्वन्ति। तस्य निन्द्यकर्माणि एव इह तं दुःखितं जनं सर्वासु योनिषु नानाविधेषु देहेषु जन्मप्रदानी भवन्ति—पशुपक्ष्यादिष्वपि।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A mind ruled by desire and anger becomes 'ātura' (morally and psychologically distressed). Such vice-driven conduct is censured by the wise, and—more importantly—its karma becomes the cause of repeated and lower or varied rebirths across many yonis. The implied remedy is self-restraint and ethical discipline.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on dharma and right conduct. Here he explains how indulgence in destructive passions leads to socially condemned behavior and karmic consequences, namely repeated births in diverse life-forms.