Shloka 20
Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa
इह यत् क्रियते कर्म तत् परत्रोपयुज्यते । तस्माच्छरीरं युञज्जीत तपसा नियमेन च,“इस लोकमें जो कर्म किया जाता है, उसका फल परलोकमें भोगना पड़ता है। इसलिये अपने शरीरको तप और नियमोंके पालनमें लगावे
iha yat kriyate karma tat paratro'payujyate | tasmāc charīraṁ yuñjīta tapasā niyamena ca |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Anumang gawaing isinasagawa rito sa daigdig ay nagiging mabisa para sa kabilang-buhay, at doon kailangang danasin ang bunga nito. Kaya dapat sanayin at italaga ang katawan sa tapas (pagpapakasakit na may disiplina) at sa pagsunod sa mga pagpipigil na moral, upang mahubog ang hinaharap sa sinadyang matuwid na pagsisikap.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions performed in this life have consequences that mature in the hereafter; therefore one should consciously train the body through tapas (austerity) and niyama (ethical restraints/observances) to align one’s conduct with dharma and secure a better future state.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, delivers a general moral instruction within the Vana Parva context, emphasizing karmic causality and recommending disciplined practice (tapas and niyama) as the proper use of the body.