Shloka 40
सदाचार-नियमाः: शील, संयम, संग-निषेध, शुचिता, वाणी-नीति, परोपकारः
दोषहेतून् अशेषांश् च वश्यात्मा यो निरस्यति तस्य धर्मार्थकामानां हानिर् नाल्पापि जायते
doṣahetūn aśeṣāṃś ca vaśyātmā yo nirasyati tasya dharmārthakāmānāṃ hānir nālpāpi jāyate
दोषहेतूनशेषांश्च वश्यात्मा यो निरस्यति । तस्य धर्मार्थकामानां हानिर्नाल्पापि जायते ॥
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse teaches that eliminating the roots of vice through self-mastery prevents the decline of the three human aims—dharma, artha, and kāma—so life remains aligned with moral and cosmic order.
Parāśara presents self-mastery as the capacity to reject every source of inner defect; such mastery safeguards one’s righteous living, legitimate prosperity, and disciplined enjoyment.
While Vishnu is not named in this line, the teaching reflects Vaishnava dharma: inner governance sustains the divinely ordered aims of life, consistent with Vishnu as the upholder of ṛta/dharma and universal stability.