Shloka 19
Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications
कुर्वते च बहून् मार्गास्तान् हेतुबलमाश्रिता: । सतां मार्गान् विलुम्पन्ति लोभाज्ञानेषु निष्ठिता:
kurvate ca bahūn mārgāṁs tān hetu-balam āśritāḥ | satāṁ mārgān vilumpanti lobhājñāneṣu niṣṭhitāḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Sa pag-asa sa lakas ng mapanlinlang na pangangatwiran, gumagawa ang mga tao ng maraming huwad na landas. Pagkaraan, habang nakaugat sa kasakiman at kamangmangan, sinisimulan nilang samsamin at wasakin ang mga landas na itinakda ng mga banal—ang mga hangganan ng dharma na sumusuporta sa lipunan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed and ignorance, aided by clever but misleading argumentation, generate counterfeit moral systems and erode the dharmic standards established by the virtuous.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma warns Yudhishthira that people may use the appearance of logic to justify unrighteous ways, thereby undermining the social and ethical order upheld by good persons.