Shanti Parva 73.22
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 73 · Verse 22
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Sanskrit Original
ऐल उवाच यदि दण्डः स्पृशतेऽपुण्यपापं पापैः पापे क्रियमाणे विशेषात्। सुकृतं नाम कुर्याद् दुष्कृतं वा कस्य हेतोर्न कुर्यात्॥ कस्य हेतोः
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Aila Said: If punishment affects all, viz., the honest and the wicked alike, on account of the sins committed by the sinful, why should men, in that case, perform acts that are meritorious? Indeed, why should they abstain from wicked acts.