Shloka 10
कालनिर्देशः शोकनिवारणं च
Instruction on Kāla and the Removal of Grief
स्वधर्मस्य परित्याग: परधर्मस्य च क्रिया । अयाज्ययाजनं चैव तथाभक्ष्यस्य भक्षणम्
svadharmasya parityāgaḥ paradharmasya ca kriyā | ayājyayājanaṃ caiva tathābhakṣyasya bhakṣaṇam |
毗耶娑说：“舍弃自身应守之法而行他人之法；为不具资格者主持祭祀；以及食用禁食之物——这些都是对达摩的重大背离。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns against key forms of adharma: giving up one’s own rightful duty, taking up another’s improper duty, performing priestly rites for unqualified patrons, and eating prohibited foods—each representing a breach of ethical and ritual boundaries meant to sustain social and spiritual order.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Vyāsa enumerates behaviors that constitute serious moral and ritual lapses, framing them as examples of how dharma is undermined when people violate their proper roles and restraints.