Shloka 24
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
स्वेषु दारेषु संतोष: शौच॑ नित्यानसूयता । आत्मज्ञानं तितिक्षा च धर्मा: साधारणा नृप
sveṣu dāreṣu santoṣaḥ śaucaṃ nityān asūyatā | ātmajñānaṃ titikṣā ca dharmāḥ sādhāraṇā nṛpa ||
Sinabi ni Parāśara: “O hari, ang mga tungkuling pangkalahatan na nagtataguyod sa lahat ay ito: masiyahan sa sariling asawa, kalinisan ng asal, palagiang pag-iwas sa inggit at sa paghahanap ng mali, kaalaman sa Sarili, at matiising pagtitiis. Ito ang saligang etikal na kinatatayuan ng dharma.”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists sādhāraṇa-dharmas—universal ethical duties: fidelity/contentment within one’s own marriage, purity, freedom from envy and fault-finding, self-knowledge, and forbearance. Together they stabilize personal conduct and social order.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, the sage Parāśara addresses a king and summarizes foundational virtues that apply broadly to all people, presenting them as common standards of righteous living.