Mahabharata 3.201.93 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 201, Shloka 93
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
रक्षितारं च राजानं ब्राह्मणं च तपस्विनम् । अभिगम्याभिपूज्याथ सद्यः पापात् प्रमुच्यते
rakṣitāraṃ ca rājānaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ ca tapasvinam | abhigamyābhipūjyātha sadyaḥ pāpāt pramucyate ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: Kapag lumapit ang tao at nagbigay ng nararapat na paggalang sa isang haring nagtatanggol sa kanyang mga nasasakupan, at sa isang Brahmanang nakatuon sa pag-aayuno at pagninilay (tapas), agad siyang napapalaya sa kasalanan. Ipinahihiwatig ng taludtod na ang paggalang sa makatarungang pag-iingat sa daigdig at sa tunay na disiplina ng espiritu ay nagpapadalisay ng asal at nagbabalik sa pagkakatugma sa dharma.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Respectful approach and sincere honoring of two pillars of dharma—just royal protection of society and authentic ascetic-spiritual discipline—has purificatory power, freeing one from sinful taint and reorienting one toward righteous living.
Yudhiṣṭhira states a dharma-principle: one who goes to a protector-king and to an austere Brahmin and pays them due honor gains immediate release from sin, highlighting the social and spiritual authorities that sustain order and moral life.
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