Shloka 24
Adhyāya 290: Sāṃkhya-vidhi, Deha-doṣa, Guṇa-vicāra, and Mokṣa-gati
Bhīṣma–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue
परेषां यदसूयेत न तत् कुर्यात् स्वयं नरः । यो हासूयुस्तथायुक्त: सो5वहासं नियच्छति
pareṣāṁ yad asūyeta na tat kuryāt svayaṁ naraḥ | yo hāsūyus tathāyuktaḥ so 'vahāsaṁ niyacchati ||
Huwag gawin ng tao ang bagay na siya rin ang maghahatol na mali kapag sa iba nakita. Sapagkat ang sanay sa paghahanap ng kapintasan at likas na mapanlait, sa huli’y nauuwi sa panlilibak at paghamak—ang asal niya’y guguho bilang katatawanan, hindi bilang kabutihan.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Use your own moral judgment consistently: do not perform actions you would blame in others. Habitual fault-finding (asūyā) degrades one’s character and speech, leading to contempt and ridicule rather than dharmic conduct.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Parāśara delivers a concise ethical maxim: self-regulation should be guided by the same standards one applies when judging others, warning against the corrosive habit of censoriousness.