Shloka 29
कालनियमः शोकशमनं च
Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief
ये स्वधर्मादपेतेभ्य: प्रयच्छन्त्यल्पबुद्धय: । शतं वर्षाणि ते प्रेत्य पुरीषं भुज्जते जना:,“जो मन्दबुद्धि मानव अपने धर्मसे गिरे हुए मनुष्योंको धन देते हैं, वे मरनेके बाद सौ वर्षोंतक विष्ठा भोजन करते हैं
ye svadharmādapetebhyaḥ prayacchanty alpabuddhayaḥ | śataṃ varṣāṇi te pretya purīṣaṃ bhuñjate janāḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Yaong may munting pag-unawa na nagbibigay ng (yaman o tulong) sa mga taong lumihis at nahulog mula sa sarili nilang dharma—pagkaraan ng kamatayan, sinasabing kumakain sila ng karumihan sa loob ng isang daang taon. Nagbababala ang taludtod na ang kawanggawang napupunta sa di-matuwid at nagtataguyod ng adharma ay nadudungisan sa asal at nagbubunga ng masakit na kapalaran, hindi ng kabutihang-loob na may gantimpala.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity is not automatically meritorious; it must be guided by discernment and dharma. Supporting those who have abandoned righteous conduct is portrayed as enabling adharma, bringing severe posthumous suffering rather than spiritual merit.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a moral injunction within the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, emphasizing standards for righteous giving and warning of karmic consequences when gifts are misdirected toward the dharma-fallen.