Shloka 36
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
ह्वीमान् हि पापं प्रद्वेष्टि तस्य श्रीरभिवर्धते । श्रीमान् स यावत् भवति तावद् भवति पूरुष:
hrīmān hi pāpaṃ pradveṣṭi tasya śrīr abhivardhate | śrīmān sa yāvat bhavati tāvad bhavati pūruṣaḥ ||
Ang taong may dangal at hiya (hrī) ay napopoot sa kasalanan at lumalayo rito; kaya’t dumarami ang kanyang kasaganaan. At kung gaano kalaki ang taglay na kasaganaan ng isang tao, gayon din siya kinikilalang «taong may katayuan» sa daigdig—wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira, na iniuugnay ang pagpipigil sa sarili sa dangal sa lipunan at sa pag-unlad ng yaman.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Modesty (hrī/lajjā) functions as an inner moral guard: it makes a person detest wrongdoing and avoid it; this ethical distance from sin becomes the basis for the growth of śrī (prosperity and well-being), and society tends to measure a person’s standing by the degree of such prosperity.
In Udyoga Parva’s counsel-filled context before the great war, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a moral principle: inner shame/modesty leads to rejection of sin, which in turn supports prosperity and reputation—framing ethical conduct as practically consequential in the world.