Shloka 20
अध्याय ८७: कृष्णस्य हस्तिनापुरप्रवेशः
Krishna’s Entry into Hastināpura and Court Reception
इममुत्पथि वर्तन्तं पापं पापानुबन्धिनम् । वाक्यानि सुद्ददां हित्वा त्वमप्यस्थानुवर्तसे,तुम भी सगे-सम्बन्धियोंकी बातें न मानकर कुमार्गपर चलनेवाले इस पापासक्त पापात्माका ही अनुसरण करते हो
imam utpathi vartantaṁ pāpaṁ pāpānubandhinam | vākyāni sudṛḍhāṁ hitvā tvam apy asthānuvartase ||
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: “Tinalikuran mo ang matibay at mabuting payo, at ikaw man ay piniling sumunod sa makasalanang taong ito na naligaw sa maling landas—na ang kasalanan ay nagbubunga lamang ng panibagong kasalanan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not abandon sound, well-grounded counsel to follow a person committed to wrongdoing; association and imitation of adharma multiplies sin and its consequences.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Bhishma rebukes the addressee for rejecting good advice and instead aligning with a wrong-doer whose course is morally corrupt and self-perpetuating.