Shloka 25
अध्याय ३३१: नारायणकथा-प्रशंसा तथा नारदस्य श्वेतद्वीप-निवृत्ति एवं बदरी-आगमनम् | Chapter 331: Praise of the Nārāyaṇa Narrative; Nārada’s Return from Śvetadvīpa and Arrival at Badarī
तथाप्युपायं सम्पश्येद् दुः:खस्य परिमोक्षणम् । अशोचन् नारभेच्चैव मुक्तश्नाव्यसनी भवेत्,तथापि सबको दुःखसे छूटनेका उपाय अवश्य सोचना चाहिये। जो शोक छोड़कर साधन आरम्भ करता है और किसी व्यसनमें आसक्त नहीं होता, वह निश्चय ही दु:खोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है
tathāpy upāyaṃ sampaśyed duḥkhasya parimokṣaṇam | aśocan nārabhec caiva muktaśnāvyasanī bhavet ||
ومع ذلك ينبغي للمرء أن يتعمّد التماس وسيلة للخلاص من الحزن. فليطرح الأسى، وليشرع في السعي القويم؛ ومن سلم من الإدمان والعادات المفسدة تحقّق له التحرّر من المعاناة حقًّا.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not remain trapped in lamentation; instead, discern a practical remedy, begin disciplined effort, and avoid addictive or degrading habits—this combination leads to freedom from suffering.
Nārada is instructing the listener in the Śānti-parvan’s ethical mode: he shifts attention from passive grief to active, disciplined practice, emphasizing sobriety and freedom from vice as the path out of duḥkha.