यज्ञेन तपसा चैव दानेन च नराधिप । पूयन्ते नरशार्दूल नरा दुष्कृतकारिण:,नरेश्वर! पुरुषसिंह! पापाचारी मनुष्य यज्ञ, दान और तपस्यासे ही पवित्र होते हैं
yajñena tapasā caiva dānena ca narādhipa | pūyante naraśārdūla narā duṣkṛtakāriṇaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vyāsa: “O hari, O tigre sa hanay ng mga tao: maging ang mga gumawa ng masama ay nalilinis sa pamamagitan ng yajña, pagdidisiplina sa sarili, at pagkakaloob ng limos.”
व्यास उवाच
Moral and spiritual purification is possible even for wrongdoers through three classical means of dharmic renewal: yajña (sacrificial worship), tapas (self-discipline/austerity), and dāna (charity). The verse emphasizes reform and cleansing rather than permanent condemnation.
Vyāsa addresses a king with honorific epithets and instructs him on how people stained by misconduct can become purified, framing yajña, tapas, and dāna as practical instruments for restoring dharma.