Shloka 83
देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship
तपोवनेषु ये जातास्तत्रैव निधनं गता: । तेषामल्पतरो धर्म: कामभोगानजानताम्
tapovaneṣu ye jātās tatraiva nidhanaṁ gatāḥ | teṣām alpa-taro dharmaḥ kāma-bhogān ajānatām ||
毗耶娑说：那些生于苦行之林，亦终于其间，从未识得欲乐之享者，其所持之法在范围上相对狭窄；因为它未曾在世间乐欲的接触中受考验、被锻造。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma that has never confronted the temptations and complexities of worldly pleasure can be narrower in scope; ethical strength is often measured by how one understands and restrains desire, not merely by avoiding it through isolation.
Vyāsa reflects on the moral status of those who live and die entirely within ascetic forest life, emphasizing that their righteousness is limited because they remain unacquainted with kāma-bhoga (worldly enjoyments) and thus lack the experiential context in which many ethical choices arise.