Shloka 28
अध्याय २९४ — योगलक्षणम् तथा सांख्यपरिसंख्यानम्
Yoga Definition and Sāṃkhya Enumeration
तस्माद गुणेषु रज्येथा मा दोषेषु कथंचन । निर्गुणो5पि हि दुर्बुद्धिरात्मन: सोडतिरज्यते
tasmād guṇeṣu rajyethā mā doṣeṣu kathaṃcana | nirguṇo 'pi hi durbuddhir ātmanaḥ so 'tirajyate ||
तस्माद् गुणेषु रज्येथा मा दोषेषु कथंचन। निर्गुणोऽपि हि दुर्बुद्धिरात्मनः सोऽतिरज्यते॥
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate attraction toward virtues (guṇa) and refuse fascination with faults (doṣa). The verse warns that lack of discernment leads to excessive self-attachment, which then fuels moral decline.
Parāśara is giving didactic counsel in the Śānti Parva, framing ethical discipline as a matter of directing one’s attachment: toward good qualities rather than toward defects, and away from ego-driven clinging.