Shloka 54
Śukra’s Ultimatum and Devayānī’s Demand (शुक्र-प्रतिज्ञा तथा देवयानी-वर-याचना)
इत्यवेक्ष्य महाप्राज्ञ: कामानां फल्गुतां नृप । समाधाय मनो बुद्धया प्रत्यगृह्नाज्जरां सुतात्
ity avekṣya mahāprājñaḥ kāmānāṃ phalgutāṃ nṛpa | samādhāya mano buddhyā pratyagṛhṇāj jarāṃ sutāt ||
وهكذا، بعد أن تأمّل، رأى الملك—عظيم الحكمة—خواء شهوات الحس. فثبّت ذهنه بفهمٍ جليّ، وتقبّل الشيخوخة من ابنه، مؤثِراً سكينة الباطن والزهد على لذّاتٍ زائلة.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sense-desires are ultimately hollow; true wisdom lies in steadying the mind through discernment and choosing long-term ethical and spiritual good over short-lived gratification.
After reflecting on the futility of pleasures, the king composes his mind and accepts old age from his son—an act that signals a deliberate turn toward renunciation and inner discipline.