Shloka 37
अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्
Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed
यथा<55दित्य: प्रातरुद्यंस्तम: सर्व व्यपोहति । कल्याणमाचरन्नेवं सर्वपापं व्यपोहति
śaunaka uvāca | yathādityaḥ prātar udyan tamaḥ sarvaṃ vyapohati | kalyāṇam ācaran evaṃ sarvapāpaṃ vyapohati ||
商那迦说道：正如太阳清晨升起，驱散一切黑暗；同样，行持吉祥善法之人，也能驱除一切罪垢。
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Consistent practice of kalyāṇa—wholesome, dharmic conduct—has a purifying power: it removes pāpa (sin) the way sunlight removes darkness. The emphasis is on active ethical living as the remedy, not mere regret or ritual alone.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Śaunaka speaks in a teaching mode, using a vivid natural analogy (sunrise dispelling darkness) to underscore a moral principle: virtuous action brings inner clarity and eradicates accumulated wrongdoing.