Shloka 37
Prāyaścitta and Contextual Non-Culpability (प्रायश्चित्त-निमित्त-अदोषवाद)
सावित्रीमप्यधीयीत शुचौ देशे मिताशन: । अहिंसो मन्दको<जल्पो मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषै:
sāvitrīm apy adhīyīta śucau deśe mitāśanaḥ | ahiṃso mandako jalpo mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ ||
毗耶娑说：连萨维特丽（伽耶特丽）也应当学习并诵念。若有人在清净之处，饮食节制，彻底舍弃伤害（不害），并以克制而寂静的言语行持持诵（japa），便能从一切罪垢中解脱。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred recitation (Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī) bears fruit when supported by ethical self-discipline: purity of place, moderation in food, complete non-violence, and restrained speech. Such integrated practice leads to purification and release from sin.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa instructs on a practical means of purification: the disciplined study/japa of the Sāvitrī mantra, framed as an ethical regimen rather than mere ritual.