Shloka 20
कालनिर्देशः शोकनिवारणं च
Instruction on Kāla and the Removal of Grief
प्राणात्यये तथाज्ञानादाचरन्मदिरामपि । आदेशितो धर्मपरै: पुन: संस्कारमरहति,अनजानमें अथवा प्राणसंकटके समय भी यदि मदिरापान कर ले तो बादमें धर्मात्मा पुरुषोंकी आज्ञाके अनुसार उसका पुनः संस्कार होना चाहिये
prāṇātyaye tathājñānād ācaran madirām api | ādeśito dharmaparaiḥ punaḥ saṃskāram arhati ||
Sinabi ni Vyāsa: Kahit pa uminom ang isang tao ng nakalalasing na alak dahil sa kamangmangan o sa sandaling nanganganib ang buhay, karapat-dapat pa rin siyang sumailalim sa muling pagpapabanal pagkaraan, kapag inutusan ng mga matuwid at may isip na nakatuon sa dharma. Itinuturo nito na ang pananagutan ay nakasalalay sa layon at kalagayan, at na ang pagbabalik sa wastong asal sa pamamagitan ng itinakdang mga ritwal ay maaari sa ilalim ng wastong paggabay.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral responsibility is assessed with attention to intention and necessity: acts like drinking liquor, normally censured, may be mitigated when done unknowingly or under threat to life, and the person can be ethically restored through prescribed re-sanctification under the guidance of dharma-minded authorities.
Vyāsa states a rule within a dharma-discussion: if someone has consumed liquor due to ignorance or in a life-threatening emergency, then, upon the instruction of righteous elders/authorities, that person is eligible for a subsequent saṃskāra (restorative rite) to re-establish purity and social-religious standing.