Shloka 129
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
वर्जयन्ति च पापानि जन्मप्रभूति ये नरा: । अरोगा रूपवन्तस्ते धनिनश्व भवन्त्युत,जो मनुष्य जन्मसे ही पापका परित्याग कर देते हैं, वे नीरोग, रूपवान् और धनी होते हैं
varjayanti ca pāpāni janmaprabhṛti ye narāḥ | arogā rūpavantas te dhaninaś ca bhavanty uta ||
جو لوگ پیدائش ہی سے گناہوں کو ترک کر دیتے ہیں، وہ بے بیماری، خوش روئی اور دولت مندی بھی پاتے ہیں۔
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Consistent avoidance of sinful conduct from early life is presented as a dharmic discipline that yields tangible fruits—health, attractiveness, and prosperity—highlighting the Mahābhārata’s link between ethical living and auspicious outcomes.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in a reflective, didactic mode, articulating a moral observation about the benefits that follow when people renounce wrongdoing from the outset of life.