Shloka 30
Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)
जड उवाच इत्युक्तश् चिन्तयामास स राजा तेन धीमता ।
त्रिविधस्यापि दुःखस्य स्थानम् आत्मानम् एव च ॥
jaḍa uvāca ityuktaś cintayāmāsa sa rājā tena dhīmatā /
trividhasyāpi duḥkhasya sthānam ātmānam eva ca //
قال جَḍa: لما خوطب الملك بتلك الكلمات من الحكيم، أخذ يتأمل—في مقرّ الآلام الثلاثة، وفي الذات (آتمن) نفسها.
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FAQs
The king turns inward to locate suffering’s basis. This shift—from blaming externals to examining the experiencer—marks the start of liberating discernment.
This is philosophical instruction (adhyātma-vicāra) within narrative; it does not map to the five hallmark categories directly.
‘Threefold suffering’ hints at the classical tāpa-traya (ādhyātmika, ādhibhautika, ādhidaivika). The verse suggests their ‘seat’ is ultimately the misconstrued self-sense, inviting inquiry into ātmā vs. anātman.