Shloka 25
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
क्रूरताका अभाव (दया), अहिंसा, अप्रमाद (सावधानी), देवता-पितर आदिको उनके भाग समर्पित करना अथवा दान देना, श्राद्धकर्म, अतिथिसत्कार, सत्य, अक्रोध, अपनी ही पत्नीमें संतुष्ट रहना, पवित्रता रखना, कभी किसीके दोष न देखना, आत्मज्ञान तथा सहनशीलता--ये सभी वर्णोंके सामान्य धर्म हैं ।।
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyās trayo varṇā dvijātayaḥ | atra teṣām adhīkāro dharmeṣu dvipadāṁ vara ||
帕罗娑罗宣示道：“以慈悲代残酷，不害（ahimsa），警醒不怠；将应分之供献奉于诸天与祖灵（pitṛ），或行布施；修施罗陀（śrāddha）之礼；敬待来宾；守真言；离嗔怒；于己妻而知足守贞；持身清净；不讥不责、不搜人过；了知真我；并能忍耐——此皆诸种姓共同之法。至于婆罗门、刹帝利与吠舍，此三种姓为‘二次出生者’（dvija）。在这些法之事上，噢，人中之最，他们具备应有的资格与权分。”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse states that the three twice-born varṇas—Brahmin, Kshatriya, and Vaishya—have adhikāra (eligibility/authority) in the dharmas being discussed, within a broader instruction that emphasizes universal virtues (compassion, non-violence, truth, restraint, purity, self-knowledge, and forbearance) as sustaining principles of righteous life.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Parāśara is teaching about dharma. This particular verse clarifies who is considered ‘twice-born’ and thus formally eligible for certain dharma-discourses and Vedic-linked duties, while the surrounding passage enumerates general ethical practices presented as common duties.