Shloka 14
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
स्वाध्यायशील: स्थानेषु सर्वेषु समुपस्पृशेत् । त्यागधर्म: पवित्राणां संन्यासं मनुरब्रवीत्
śaunaka uvāca | svādhyāyaśīlaḥ sthāneṣu sarveṣu samupaspṛśet | tyāgadharmaḥ pavitrāṇāṃ saṃnyāsaṃ manur abravīt |
Wika ni Śaunaka: “Ang taong masigasig sa svādhyāya (sariling pag-aaral ng banal na aral) ay dapat magsagawa ng palilinis na pagligo sa lahat ng sagradong tirtha. Ipinahayag ni Manu na ang saṃnyāsa—ang dharma ng ganap na pagbitaw—ang pinakamataas sa lahat ng mga disiplina ng paglilinis.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links inner discipline (svādhyāya) with outer purification (ritual bathing) and culminates in a hierarchy of values: Manu’s authoritative view is that saṃnyāsa—complete relinquishment (tyāga) of worldly attachment—is the supreme purifying dharma.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Śaunaka speaks as a transmitter of traditional instruction, recommending practices of purification and study, and citing Manu to emphasize that the highest form of purity is achieved through renunciation.