Shloka 34
अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः
Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving
यो दुर्लभतरं प्राप्य मानुष्यं द्विषते नरः । धर्मावमन्ता कामात्मा भवेत्स खलु वज्च्यते
yo durlabhataraṁ prāpya mānuṣyaṁ dviṣate naraḥ | dharmāvamantā kāmātmā bhavet sa khalu vañcyate ||
Sabi ni Parāśara: Ang taong, matapos makamtan ang napakabihirang kaloob na kapanganakang-tao, ay nagtataglay pa rin ng poot sa kapwa, hinahamak ang dharma, at pinaghaharian ng pagnanasa—siya nga ay tunay na napagkaitan ng pinakadakilang pakinabang na maibibigay ng buhay ng tao.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human birth is portrayed as a rare opportunity meant for dharma and inner growth; hatred, contempt for dharma, and being driven by desire cause one to forfeit the highest benefit of life.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Parāśara delivers moral instruction, warning that a person who misuses human life through hatred and desire becomes deprived of true spiritual and ethical profit.