Shloka 61
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
परदाराभिहर्तार: परदाराभिमर्शिन: । परदारप्रयोक्तारस्ते वै निरयगामिन:
bhīṣma uvāca | paradārābhihartāraḥ paradārābhimarśinaḥ | paradāraprayoktāras te vai nirayagāminaḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: Ang mga dumudukot sa asawa ng iba, ang mga lumalapastangan o dumudungis sa asawa ng iba, at ang mga nagiging tagapamagitan upang ayusin ang bawal na pakikipagniig sa asawa ng iba—ang mga iyon, tunay nga, ay patungo sa impiyerno.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that violating another’s marriage—whether by abduction, sexual violation, or by facilitating such acts as an intermediary—is a grave adharma with severe karmic consequence (descent to niraya). It broadens moral responsibility to include enablers, not only direct perpetrators.
Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira in the Anushasana Parva on rules of conduct and moral discipline. In this section he emphasizes social and ethical restraints, specifically condemning offenses against another man’s wife and warning of their consequences.