Shloka 29
कालनिर्देशः शोकनिवारणं च
Instruction on Kāla and the Removal of Grief
अनरहें ब्राह्मणे दत्तमज्ञानात् तन्न दूषकम् | सत्काराणां तथा तीर्थ नित्यं वाप्रतिपादनम्
anarhe brāhmaṇe dattam ajñānāt tan na dūṣakam | satkārāṇāṁ tathā tīrthaṁ nityaṁ vāpratipādanam ||
毗耶娑阐明：若因无知而将布施施与不堪受施之婆罗门，此施并不因此成为道德之过。又若因境遇所限、并非出于故意，而不能恒常以恭敬之心奉献供养——无论是对当受者，或与圣地（tīrtha）及仪式相关——此等不能亦不计为可责。其伦理重心在于意向与知见，而不在于慈施偶然投错之处。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Accidental misdirection of charity due to ignorance is not treated as a moral दोष (fault). Dharma evaluates the giver’s knowledge and intention; blame attaches primarily to deliberate neglect or knowingly improper giving.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Vyāsa states a rule about gifts and honoring the worthy: if one unknowingly gives to an unworthy brāhmaṇa, or cannot maintain continual respectful offerings connected with worthy recipients or sacred contexts, it is not counted as a दोष.