Shloka 13
अध्याय १५२: लोभः पापस्य मूलम् — Greed as the Root of Wrongdoing
विदितं भवतो वीर्य माहात्म्यं वेद आगमे । कुरुष्वेह यथाशान्ति ब्रह्मा शरणमस्तु ते
viditaṁ bhavato vīryaṁ māhātmyaṁ veda āgame | kuruṣveha yathāśānti brahmā śaraṇam astu te ||
商那迦说道：“你的勇力众所周知，你也通过《吠陀》与圣传明白其中所称扬的婆罗门之伟大。因此，当在此以沉静之心行事，求取和安，使婆罗门共同体得以赐你庇护；愿梵天（Brahmā）为你的依怙。”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and reputation should be guided by śānti (peaceful restraint) and deference to dharma as known from Vedic and śāstric authority; one should act so as to earn the protection and goodwill of the Brahmin community, with reliance on divine refuge (Brahmā).
Śaunaka addresses the listener (a valorous person) acknowledging his known prowess and scriptural awareness, then urges him to proceed calmly and in a peace-oriented way so that the Brahmins may extend refuge, invoking Brahmā as protective shelter.