Shloka 34
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
जात्या प्रधान पुरुष कुर्वाणं कर्म धिकृकृतम् । कर्म तद् दूषयत्येनं तस्मात् कर्म न शोभनम्
jātyā pradhāna-puruṣa kurvāṇaṃ karma dhik-kṛtam | karma tad dūṣayaty enaṃ tasmāt karma na śobhanam ||
波罗舍罗说道：“若有人因出身被视为上等（pradhāna），却行可鄙之事，那么正是那件事玷污了他。因此此等行为不相称：它使行者堕落，也损害其身份所应具的尊严。”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A blameworthy act does not remain isolated; it morally taints the agent. Hence one should avoid actions that are ‘unbecoming’, especially when one’s position (pradhānatā) carries higher expectations of restraint and integrity.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic discourse, Parāśara is instructing on dharma and proper conduct, emphasizing that ignoble deeds corrupt the doer and are therefore to be rejected.