Shloka 36
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
ह्वीमान् हि पापं प्रद्वेष्टि तस्य श्रीरभिवर्धते । श्रीमान् स यावत् भवति तावद् भवति पूरुष:
hrīmān hi pāpaṃ pradveṣṭi tasya śrīr abhivardhate | śrīmān sa yāvat bhavati tāvad bhavati pūruṣaḥ ||
حیا والا انسان گناہ سے نفرت کرتا ہے اور اس سے دور رہتا ہے؛ اسی لیے اس کی دولت و اقبال بڑھتے ہیں۔ اور جتنا کوئی صاحبِ ثروت و شان ہو، اتنا ہی وہ دنیا میں ‘باعزت و باوقار شخص’ سمجھا جاتا ہے۔
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Modesty (hrī/lajjā) functions as an inner moral guard: it makes a person detest wrongdoing and avoid it; this ethical distance from sin becomes the basis for the growth of śrī (prosperity and well-being), and society tends to measure a person’s standing by the degree of such prosperity.
In Udyoga Parva’s counsel-filled context before the great war, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a moral principle: inner shame/modesty leads to rejection of sin, which in turn supports prosperity and reputation—framing ethical conduct as practically consequential in the world.