Shloka 37
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
नित्यं प्रमुदिता मूढा दिवि देवगणा इव । अवलेपेन महता परिभूत्या विचेतस:
nityaṁ pramuditā mūḍhā divi devagaṇā iva | avalepena mahatā paribhūtyā vicetasaḥ ||
قال البراهمن: «هم دائمًا في سرورٍ ومع ذلك في ضلال؛ يتشبّهون بجماعات الآلهة في السماء—ولكن في الظاهر فحسب. وبسبب كِبْرٍ عظيم وعادةِ ازدراء الآخرين، تصبح عقولهم مضطربةً لا تمييز فيها.»
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Joy or prosperity without discernment can turn into delusion; arrogance and contempt for others destabilize the mind and lead one away from dharma. The verse warns that outward ‘heaven-like’ ease can mask inner moral decline when pride dominates.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, a Brahmin speaker is describing a type of person (or group) who remains constantly pleased yet foolish, comparing them to heavenly beings in demeanor, while emphasizing that their arrogance and disparagement of others make them mentally confused.