Shloka 80
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
तेष्वेवमादीनाचारानाचरत्सु विपर्यये
teṣv evam-ādīn ācārān ācaratsu viparyaye
இத்தகைய நல்வழக்கங்கள் முதலியவை போதிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தும், அவர்கள் அதற்கு மாறாக நடந்து—சரியான ஒழுக்கத்தை விட்டு எதிர்மாறான வழியில் செல்லின்—
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights a key ethical concern in dharma-literature: knowing or being taught proper conduct is not enough—when people act contrary to established right practice, disorder and moral failure follow. It sets up a contrast between dharmic norms (ācāra) and their violation (viparyaya).
Śakra (Indra) is speaking and describing a situation where individuals who have been associated with or instructed in proper codes of conduct nevertheless behave in the opposite way. The verse functions as a transitional clause, preparing for consequences, admonition, or corrective guidance in the surrounding passage.