Shloka 54
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
मनसापि गुरोर्भार्या यः शिष्यो याति पापकृत् । स उग्रान् प्रैति संसारानधर्मेणेह चेतसा
manasāpi guror bhāryāṁ yaḥ śiṣyo yāti pāpakṛt | sa ugrān praiti saṁsārān adharmeṇeha cetasā ||
坚战说道：“即便只在心念之中，弟子若对师母起意，亦是造罪。凭此不义之念，便在此世招致可怖的轮回，投生于骇人的胎类与境遇之中。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that ethical transgression begins at the level of intention: even mentally entertaining desire toward one’s teacher’s wife violates dharma and generates grave karmic consequences.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on conduct and dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira states a strict rule of guru-śiṣya propriety: a disciple who even contemplates intimacy with the guru’s wife is deemed sinful and destined for harsh rebirths.