Shloka 6
अग्निनाम-प्रादुर्भावः प्रायश्चित्त-विधानं च
Agni’s Epithets, Manifestations, and Expiation Procedures
व्याजेन चरते धर्ममर्थ व्याजेन रोचते । व्याजेन सिध्यमानेषु धनेषु द्विजसत्तम
vyājena carate dharmam arthaṁ vyājena rocate | vyājena sidhyamāneṣu dhaneṣu dvijasattama ||
Wika ng mangangaso: “O pinakamainam sa mga Brahmin, isinasagawa niya ang dharma bilang palusot lamang; maging ang paghahangad niya ng yaman (artha) ay pinapaganda rin sa pamamagitan ng palusot. At kapag ang kayamanan ay nakukuha sa gayong mga pakana, ang panlabas na anyo ng kabanalan ay nagiging tabing na pantakip na lamang.”
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is not a mask for self-interest. When righteousness is performed only as a pretext to gain wealth or advantage, it becomes hypocrisy; one must examine motive, not merely outward conduct.
In the Vyādha’s instruction to a Brahmin, he critiques conduct that uses the appearance of dharma as a cover for acquiring wealth. The hunter highlights how people can make even artha seem ‘right’ by dressing it in religious or moral language.