Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
हर्षस्थानसहस्राणि भयस्थानशतानि च । दिवसे दिवसे मूढमाविशन्ति न पण्डितम्
harṣasthānasahasrāṇi bhayasthānaśatāni ca | divase divase mūḍham āviśanti na paṇḍitam ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «يومًا بعد يوم تهاجم الأحمقَ آلافُ مواطنِ الفرح ومئاتُ مواطنِ الخوف؛ لكنها لا تقهر الحكيم.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Life constantly presents stimuli for pleasure and fear, but wisdom is shown by inner steadiness: the wise are not mentally conquered by fluctuating events, whereas the foolish are repeatedly seized by them.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a reflective, didactic observation within the Svargārohaṇa context, emphasizing the moral psychology of the characters’ final journey: external circumstances keep changing, but true discernment is measured by unshaken composure.