Shloka 7
Brahmopadeśa on Saṃnyāsa, Tapas, and Jñāna (ब्रह्मोपदेशः—संन्यासतपोज्ञानविमर्शः)
यो विद्वान् सहवासं च विवासं चैव पश्यति । तथैवैकत्वनानात्वे स दुःखात् प्रतिमुच्यते
yo vidvān sahavāsaṃ ca vivāsaṃ caiva paśyati | tathaivaikatva-nānātve sa duḥkhāt pratimucyate ||
বায়ুৱে ক’লে—যি জ্ঞানীয়ে সহবাসকোও বিচ্ছেদ-স্বভাৱযুক্ত বুলি দেখে আৰু নানাত্বৰ মাজতো একত্ব উপলব্ধি কৰে, সি দুঃখৰ পৰা সম্পূৰ্ণ মুক্ত হয়।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief diminishes when one recognizes impermanence in relationships (togetherness already contains the certainty of separation) and also discerns a deeper unity beneath the world’s many forms. This balanced vision—of transience and underlying oneness—loosens attachment and frees the mind from sorrow.
In the Ashvamedhika Parva, Vāyudeva speaks as a teacher, offering a reflective instruction meant to steady the listener’s mind: interpret life’s unions and separations with wisdom, and contemplate unity amid diversity, so that sorrow does not take hold.