Shloka 8
अध्याय १५२: लोभः पापस्य मूलम् — Greed as the Root of Wrongdoing
न हायज्ञा अमुं लोकं प्राप्रुवन्ति कथठ्चन । आपातान प्रतितिष्ठन्ति पुलिन्दशबरा इव
na hāyajñā amuṁ lokaṁ prāpruvanti kathaṁcana | āpātān pratitiṣṭhanti pulindaśabarā iva ||
毗湿摩说道：“那些因罪而失去行祭（yajña）资格的人，无论如何都不能到达彼世。他们沉沦不返，坠落而定——如普林达与舍婆罗之辈——困在凄惨的境地之中。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that moral failure can lead to loss of adhikāra (eligibility) for Vedic sacrifice, and that such exclusion is linked with an inferior post-mortem destiny—remaining in downward, hellish conditions rather than attaining higher worlds.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhīṣma is advising on dharma and its consequences. Here he warns that certain kṣatriyas, due to sinful acts, become unfit for yajña and therefore do not reach the auspicious ‘other world,’ being compared to groups traditionally portrayed as outside Vedic sacrificial participation.