Shloka 37
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
पराशरजीने कहा--महाराज! तुम जिन कर्मोंके विषयमें पूछ रहे हो, उन्हें बताता हूँ, मुझसे सुनो। जो कर्म हिंसासे रहित हैं, वे सदा मनुष्यकी रक्षा करते हैं ।।
parāśara uvāca—mahārāja! tvaṁ yān karmaviṣayān pṛcchasi tān te bravīmi, mattaḥ śṛṇu. ye karmāṇi hiṁsārahitāni, tāni sadā manuṣyasya rakṣāṁ kurvanti. saṁnyasyāgnīn udāsīnāḥ paśyanti vigatajvarāḥ; naiḥśreyasaṁ karmapathaṁ samāruhya yathākramam.
帕罗沙罗曰：“大王，关于你所问的诸行，我今当说，请听。离于暴害之行，恒能护持于人。凡受持出离之道者，舍弃圣火祭祀之火，以超然之心观一切，忧恼之热已息；此等人循序渐进，登上导向至善的行道之路。又以谦卑、律仪、制御诸根，并守持严峻誓戒，遂得离一切系缚之业，证得不坏之境。”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Parāśara links ethical non-violence with spiritual protection and progress: actions free from harm safeguard the person, and renunciants who abandon ritual fires and cultivate detachment, calmness, humility, and sense-restraint advance gradually toward the highest good, ultimately reaching an imperishable state beyond binding action.
In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, Parāśara addresses a king’s inquiry about the nature of proper action. He explains the protective power of non-violent conduct and describes the renunciant’s disciplined path—giving up household sacrificial obligations, maintaining equanimity, and pursuing liberation-oriented practice.