Shloka 18
अध्याय १३२ — कर्मणा मनसा वाचा: स्वर्गमार्गः तथा आयुर्विपाकः
Adhyāya 132 — The path to heaven through deed, mind, and speech; karmic results for lifespan
न यस्य हृदयं शुद्ध॑ नरक स ध्रुवं ब्रजेत् । तुल्य॑ यज्ञश्न॒ सत्यं च हृदयस्य च शुद्धता
na yasya hṛdayaṁ śuddhaṁ narakaṁ sa dhruvaṁ vrajet | tulyaṁ yajñaś ca satyaṁ ca hṛdayasya ca śuddhatā ||
—لیکن جس کا دل پاک نہیں، وہ گنہگار یقینا دوزخ کو جاتا ہے۔ یَجْن، سچائی اور دل کی پاکیزگی—تینوں برابر قدر کے ہیں؛ مگر دل کی پاکیزگی ہی سب سے اعلیٰ پیمانہ ہے۔
धौग्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual merit and even truth-speaking do not bear full fruit without inner purification; an impure heart leads to downfall, while purity of heart is presented as the decisive ethical standard.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused discourse, Dhāumya delivers a moral admonition: external religious acts (yajña) are not sufficient if one’s inner disposition remains tainted; he ranks inner purity alongside sacrifice and truth, emphasizing its supremacy in practice.