In English
Strive to eradicate the evil tendencies in you
On this sacred occasion, you must strive to eradicate the evil tendencies in you. When your conscience tells you that something is wrong, you should refrain from doing it. You betray your true humanness when you fail to act upto the dictates of your conscience. When one's words are in accord with one's thoughts, they become truth. When the spoken word is translated into action, it becomes (right action). The basis for both Truth and Right Action is the (Conscience), the Indwelling Spirit. The thoughts that emanate from the Indwelling Spirit should find expression in speech. If the inner feelings are different from what is spoken, can the words be treated as truth or untruth? Clearly, it is untruth. When one's action is not in accordance with his words, it is (unrighteous action). Truth and Righteousness are expressions of the promptings from the depths of one's Conscience. Today people are prone to disregard the voice of conscience. I have had frequent occasions to refer to the lessons to be learnt from the great epics. In the , we have the heroic figure of . He was a great sage, a (man of supreme wisdom) and a person of unshakable determination. He stood foremost in honouring his plighted word. Such a person knew quite well that what he was allowing the to do was manifestly wrong. He knew that the were indulging in evil deeds. He was aware that they were following unrighteous and untruthful ways. Nevertheless he was too weak to correct them or prevent them from pursuing their evil courses. Not was that all. He accepted the role of Commander-in-Chief of the Kaurava armies. This was a blemish in his character. He was unable to act upto the dictates of his (conscience). Therein lay his weakness. Compare 's failure with the conduct of . He was of demonic lineage and lived and moved among . He was aware that what his elder brother () had done (by kidnapping ) was wrong. Knowing this, he warned in various ways. He repeatedly told : "This is wrong. You should not do this. It is not good for you." felt that it was his duty to warn (against his evil ways). Ultimately, failing to convince , he chose to give up his brother and seek asylum with .