Shloka 10
मनुरुवाच — इन्द्रिय-मनः-ज्ञान-क्रमः
Manu on the hierarchy of senses, mind, and knowledge
सत्यमग्निपरीचारो विविक्तानां च सेवनम्
bhīṣma uvāca | akṛtaprajño bālo mohaṃ gacchati jāpakaḥ | sa mohān nirayaṃ yāti tatra gatvānūśocati ||
毗湿摩说道：“缺乏成熟辨慧、心智如童稚的持咒者，在行持持咒之时便陷入迷妄。为此迷妄所驱，他堕入地狱般的境地；既至其处，便长久哀恸不已。此教诫警示：如持咒等修行，必须以正见与自制为根基；否则修行反成另一种无明，导向苦恼而非解脱。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Japa and other spiritual disciplines bear fruit only when guided by developed discernment (prajñā) and ethical self-control; performed in ignorance, they can deepen delusion and lead to suffering rather than liberation.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and renunciation, Bhishma cautions the listener that a misguided, undiscerning ascetic who practices japa may become deluded and thereby fall into a painful state, lamenting the consequences.