Shloka 33
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
जात्या च कर्मणा चैव दुष्ट कर्म न सेवते । जात्या दुष्टश्न यः पापं न करोति स पूरुष:
jātyā ca karmaṇā caiva duṣṭa-karma na sevate | jātyā duṣṭaś ca yo pāpaṁ na karoti sa pūruṣaḥ ||
Sabi ni Parāśara: “Ang taong, sa kapanganakan man at sa asal ng pag-uugali, ay hindi kumakapit sa masasamang gawa, siya ang tunay na karapat-dapat. Kahit pa ituring na marumi dahil sa pinagmulan, ang hindi pa rin gumagawa ng kasalanan—siya lamang ang dapat tawaging tunay na lalaki.”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral worth is determined by refraining from sinful, wicked actions; even if society deems someone ‘tainted’ by birth, ethical conduct makes one truly worthy.
In Śānti Parva’s dharma-discourse, the sage Parāśara states a criterion for genuine human excellence: not birth-status but the refusal to engage in pāpa (sin) and duṣṭa-karma (wicked deeds).