Shloka 20
कालनिर्देशः शोकनिवारणं च
Instruction on Kāla and the Removal of Grief
प्राणात्यये तथाज्ञानादाचरन्मदिरामपि । आदेशितो धर्मपरै: पुन: संस्कारमरहति,अनजानमें अथवा प्राणसंकटके समय भी यदि मदिरापान कर ले तो बादमें धर्मात्मा पुरुषोंकी आज्ञाके अनुसार उसका पुनः संस्कार होना चाहिये
prāṇātyaye tathājñānād ācaran madirām api | ādeśito dharmaparaiḥ punaḥ saṃskāram arhati ||
毗耶娑说：即使有人因无知而饮用致醉之酒，或在性命攸关、危急之际不得已而饮，他在事后仍可在持法而正直之人的指示下，接受再度净化与复圣之仪。此教诲强调：罪责系于动机与处境；在正当引导下，依所规定的忏悔与仪轨，仍能恢复德行与清净。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral responsibility is assessed with attention to intention and necessity: acts like drinking liquor, normally censured, may be mitigated when done unknowingly or under threat to life, and the person can be ethically restored through prescribed re-sanctification under the guidance of dharma-minded authorities.
Vyāsa states a rule within a dharma-discussion: if someone has consumed liquor due to ignorance or in a life-threatening emergency, then, upon the instruction of righteous elders/authorities, that person is eligible for a subsequent saṃskāra (restorative rite) to re-establish purity and social-religious standing.