मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
लोकमातुरमसूयते जन- स्तस्य तज्जनयतीह सर्वत:
lokam āturam asūyate janaḥ | tasya taj janayatīha sarvataḥ ||
毗湿摩说道:世人讥责那受苦受扰之人——那被欲望、忿怒等恶习不断煎迫者。在此世间,他那些可责之业,便成为因缘,驱使那困厄之人四处受生,即投生于种种胎藏与生命形态之中(乃至禽兽之身)。
भीष्म उवाच
A mind ruled by desire and anger becomes 'ātura' (morally and psychologically distressed). Such vice-driven conduct is censured by the wise, and—more importantly—its karma becomes the cause of repeated and lower or varied rebirths across many yonis. The implied remedy is self-restraint and ethical discipline.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on dharma and right conduct. Here he explains how indulgence in destructive passions leads to socially condemned behavior and karmic consequences, namely repeated births in diverse life-forms.