Shloka 27
अव्यक्तकालमान-निर्णयः
Measures of Time from the Unmanifest; Creation, Elements, and the Primacy of Mind
यत् क्रोधनो यजति यद् ददाति यद् वा तपस्तप्यति यज्जुहोति । वैवस्वतस्तद्धरते<स्य सर्व मोघ: श्रमो भवति हि क्रोधनस्य
yat krodhano yajati yad dadāti yad vā tapas tapyati yaj juhoti | vaivasvatas tad dharate 'sya sarvaṁ moghaḥ śramo bhavati hi krodhanasya ||
கோபமுடையவன் யாகம் செய்தாலும், தானம் அளித்தாலும், தவம் செய்தாலும், அக்னியில் ஆஹுதி இட்டாலும்—அவற்றின் பலனை வைவர்ஸ்வதன் (யமன்) முழுதும் பறித்துக் கொள்கிறான். கோபத்தால் ஆளப்படுபவனின் உழைப்பு அனைத்தும் வீணாகிறது.
हंस उवाच
Educational Q&A
Anger undermines dharmic practice: even sacrifice, charity, austerity, and fire-offerings lose their merit when performed by one dominated by wrath. The verse warns that inner disposition (self-control) is essential for actions to bear wholesome fruit.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, the speaker ‘Haṁsa’ (the Swan) delivers a moral teaching. Here he states that Vaivasvata (Yama), as the judge who dispenses the results of deeds, ‘takes away’ the fruits of religious acts done by an angry person—rendering the person’s spiritual labor ineffective.