Shloka 15
अध्याय १५२: लोभः पापस्य मूलम् — Greed as the Root of Wrongdoing
जनमेजय उवाच अनुतप्ये च पापेन न च धर्म विलोपये । बुभूषुं भजमानं च प्रीतिमानू भव शौनक
janamejaya uvāca | anutapye ca pāpena na ca dharma-vilopaye | bubhūṣuṁ bhajamānaṁ ca prītimān bhava śaunaka ||
Wika ni Janamejaya: «O Śaunaka! Lubha ang aking pagsisisi dahil sa aking kasalanan, at hindi ko na muling hahayaan pang mapahina ang dharma. Nananabik ako sa tunay na kagalingan at paglaya; kaya, O Śaunaka, maging mahabagin at maging kalugod-lugod sa akin, na iyong debotong naghahanap.»
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes ethical self-correction: genuine remorse for wrongdoing should lead to a firm resolve to protect dharma (right order and conduct) and to seek guidance with humility and devotion.
King Janamejaya addresses the sage Śaunaka, confessing remorse over sin and declaring that he will not allow dharma to decline; he asks the sage to be pleased with him and to guide him toward spiritual welfare.