Shloka 36
वालिवधः — Vālī’s Fall and Dharma-Accusation
Kiṣkindhā Sarga 17
सूचकश्च कदर्यश्च मित्रघ्नो गुरुतल्पगः4.17.36।।लोकं पापात्मनामेते गच्छन्ते नात्र संशयः।
sūcakaś ca kadaryaś ca mitraghno gurutalpagaḥ | lokaṃ pāpātmanām ete gacchante nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
నిందకుడు, కంజుడు, మిత్రహంతకుడు, గురు-శయ్యను అపవిత్రం చేసేవాడు—ఇలాంటి పాపాత్ములు పాపుల లోకానికే వెళ్తారు; ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు।
FAQs
Dharma protects social trust: slander, miserliness that denies duty, betrayal of friendship, and violation of the teacher’s sanctity are portrayed as destructive sins with grave outcomes.
Continuing his moral indictment, Vāli expands the catalogue of condemned behaviors to argue that unethical acts inevitably lead to suffering.
Loyalty, reverence for the guru, and integrity in speech—virtues that sustain righteous social order.