Shloka 22

कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः

Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma

Devanagari script

वर्तमानस्य धर्मेण शुभं यत्र यथा तथा । संसारतारणं हास्य कालेन महता भवेत्‌

Transliteration

vartamānasya dharmeṇa śubhaṃ yatra yathā tathā | saṃsāratāraṇaṃ hāsya kālena mahatā bhavet ||

Translation

బ్రాహ్మణుడు అన్నాడు—“తన ప్రస్తుత స్థితికి తగిన ధర్మాన్ని అనుసరించి, ఎక్కడ ఎలా యథోచితమో అట్లే శుభాన్ని ఆచరించాలి. మహత్తర కాలప్రవాహంలో అదే సంసారాన్ని దాటించే సాధనమవుతుంది.”

Word by Word

वर्तमानस्यof the present (time/state)

धर्मेणby/through dharma

शुभम्good, auspiciousness

यत्रwhere

यथाas, in whatever manner

तथाso, in that manner

संसारतारणम्deliverance/crossing of saṃsāra

हास्यlaughable; to be laughed at

कालेनby/with time

महताgreat, vast

भवेत्would be / may become

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should follow the dharma suited to one’s present situation and steadily choose what is auspicious; sustained righteous living over time becomes a practical means for transcending saṃsāra.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin speaker offers a reflective instruction: rather than seeking an abstract ideal divorced from circumstance, one should act rightly within one’s current station; such consistent practice matures over time into spiritual deliverance.