Shloka 23
ब्रह्मस्वहरण-निषेधः — Prohibition of Appropriating Brahmin Property
Brahmasva
अहं हि पापयोन्यां वै प्रसूत: क्षत्रियर्षभ । निश्चयं नाधिगच्छामि कथं मुच्येयमित्युत,क्षत्रियशिरोमणे! मैं पापयोनिमें उत्पन्न हुआ हूँ। मुझे यह निश्चय नहीं हो पाता कि मैं किस उपायसे मुक्त हो सकूँगा?
ahaṃ hi pāpayonyāṃ vai prasūtaḥ kṣatriyarṣabha | niścayaṃ nādhigacchāmi kathaṃ mucyeyam ity uta ||
چنڈال نے کہا—اے کشتریوں کے سَردار! میں واقعی پاپ یونی سے پیدا ہوا ہوں۔ مجھے یہ پختہ یقین نہیں ہو پاتا کہ میں کس وسیلے سے نجات پا سکوں گا۔
चाण्डाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds moral agency and the longing for release: even one who considers himself burdened by a stigmatized or ‘sinful’ birth seeks a clear path to purification and freedom, implying that ethical transformation is a meaningful concern regardless of social origin.
A Caṇḍāla addresses a distinguished Kṣatriya, confessing his low and blameworthy birth and expressing confusion about the means of attaining release—setting up a dialogue about expiation, dharma, and the possibility of uplift or liberation.