Shloka 7
सदाचार-नियमाः: शील, संयम, संग-निषेध, शुचिता, वाणी-नीति, परोपकारः
तथातिव्ययशीलैश् च परिवादरतैः शठैः बुधो मैत्रीं न कुर्वीत नैकः पन्थानम् आश्रयेत्
tathātivyayaśīlaiś ca parivādarataiḥ śaṭhaiḥ budho maitrīṃ na kurvīta naikaḥ panthānam āśrayet
Cũng vậy, người trí không nên kết thân với kẻ nghiện phung phí, ưa nói xấu và gian trá. Cũng không nên theo nhiều nẻo cùng lúc; hãy nương một con đường duy nhất, vững bền.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames association (saṅga) as a direct cause of moral decline: extravagance, slander, and deceit corrupt discernment, so the wise avoid intimacy with such traits to protect dharma and inner steadiness.
Parāśara stresses consistency: one should not scatter oneself across many conflicting ways, but adopt a clear, steady course aligned with dharma—socially and spiritually.
Though Vishnu is not named here, the teaching supports Vaishnava dharma: purity of conduct and disciplined focus are presented as prerequisites for living in harmony with the cosmic order upheld by Vishnu as Supreme Sovereign.