Shloka 32
Go-apahāra (Cattle Theft), Go-dāna (Cow-Gift), and Suvarṇa-dakṣiṇā (Gold Fee): Karmic Consequence and Purificatory Merit
सता समागम: सद्िर्नाफल: पार्थ विद्यते | विमुक्तं नरकात् पश्य नृगं साधुसमागमात्
satā samāgamaḥ sadbhir nāphalaḥ pārtha vidyate | vimuktaṃ narakāt paśya nṛgaṃ sādhusamāgamāt ||
帕尔塔啊，与贤善者相交从不无果。且看尼伽王——仅因与义人相接，便从地狱得解脱。此偈昭示：纵使与善人短暂相逢，也能成为决定性的道德转机，足以将人从最沉重的恶果中拔擢出来。
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that satsanga—association with virtuous people—inevitably yields beneficial results. It can purify one’s destiny and even undo severe karmic suffering, illustrating the transformative power of moral company.
A brāhmaṇa speaker addresses Pārtha (Arjuna) and points to King Nṛga as an example: Nṛga is said to have been released from hell due to contact with righteous persons, offered as evidence that meeting the good is never in vain.