Shloka 10
परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269
पुरस्ताद् भावितात्मानो यथावच्चरितव्रता: । चरन्ति धर्म कृच्छेडपि दुर्गे चैवापि संहता:
purastād bhāvitātmāno yathāvac caritavratāḥ | caranti dharmaṃ kṛcchre 'pi durge caivāpi saṃhatāḥ ||
迦毗罗说道：“在古时，那些行持严整之人，先以如法遵守所需的诸般戒制而净化其内心。即便遭逢艰难，或被迫穿越险阻难行之地，他们仍同心合一，共同不辍地修行达摩。对那些以团结之众而行达摩的前代之人而言，此行本身即被体验为安乐；他们不曾陷入需要作赎罪忏悔（prāyaścitta）的过失。”
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is sustained by inner purification and disciplined observance of vows; when practiced correctly and collectively, it becomes a source of joy and prevents moral lapses that would otherwise demand expiation.
Kapila contrasts an earlier ideal of practitioners who purified themselves first and then continued dharma even through hardship and dangerous conditions, emphasizing their unity (saṃhati) and the resulting freedom from the need for prāyaścitta.