Shloka 72
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
न राजानं मृषा गच्छेन्न द्विजातिं कथंचन । नस्त्रियं स्त्रीगुणोपेतां हन्युहोते मृषा गता:
na rājānaṁ mṛṣā gacchen na dvijātiṁ kathaṁcana | na striyaṁ strīguṇopetāṁ hanyuhote mṛṣā gatāḥ ||
遮那迦王曰：“不可以欺诈近王，亦不可以虚伪之名目近二生者（婆罗门）；更不可乔装改扮，靠近具足贞妇之德的女子。盖王者、婆罗门与守节不移之妇，若为此等伪装之人所欺，必怒而致其覆亡。”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Deceitful approach—especially by disguise or false pretence—toward figures of authority and sanctity (king, Brāhmaṇa, and a chaste, virtuous woman) is condemned; such deception invites severe retaliation and ruin. The verse reinforces satya (truthfulness) and maryādā (proper boundaries) as pillars of dharma.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Janaka delivers a moral warning: do not attempt to gain access or advantage through false identity or trickery when dealing with powerful rulers, revered religious persons, or women protected by the moral force of chastity; the deceiver risks destruction when the deception is discovered.