Shloka 24
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
ये वर्जयन्ति परुषं परद्रोहं च मानवा: । सर्वभूतसमा दान्तास्ते नरा: स्वर्गगामिन:
ye varjayanti paruṣaṃ paradrohaṃ ca mānavāḥ | sarvabhūtasamā dāntās te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ ||
جو لوگ سختی اور دوسروں سے غداری کو ترک کرتے ہیں، جو ضبطِ نفس والے ہیں اور تمام جانداروں کو یکساں نظر سے دیکھتے ہیں—وہی سُوَرگ کے راہی ہوتے ہیں۔
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is that dharmic conduct includes avoiding harshness (especially in speech and behavior) and avoiding betrayal or harm to others; cultivating self-restraint and equal regard for all beings leads to meritorious results, described here as attaining heaven.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Śrī Maheśvara speaks a moral injunction, praising those who practice restraint, impartiality toward all beings, and loyalty/non-treachery, and declaring their auspicious destiny.