Shloka 62
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
एकान्तिनो हि पुरुषा दुर्लभा बहवो नृप । यद्येकान्तिभिराकीर्ण जगत् स्यात् कुरुनन्दन
ekāntino hi puruṣā durlabhā bahavo nṛpa | yady ekāntibhir ākīrṇaṁ jagat syāt kurunandana ||
নৰেশ্বৰ! ভগৱানৰ অনন্য ভক্ত দুৰ্লভ; তেনে পুৰুষ বেছি নহয়। কুৰুনন্দন! যদি জগত একান্তভক্তেৰে পৰিপূৰ্ণ হয়, তেন্তে সৰ্বত্ৰ কৃতযুগৰ ভাব বিস্তাৰ পাব; সকাম কৰ্মৰ অনুষ্ঠান ক’তো নাথাকিব—কাৰণ তেওঁলোক সৰ্বভূতহিতত ৰত, আত্মজ্ঞানত স্থিত আৰু অহিংস হ’ব।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Single-minded, exclusive devotion and ethical purity are rare; if such people were widespread—self-knowing, non-violent, and devoted to the welfare of all—society would naturally resemble Satya-yuga, and desire-motivated ritual action would lose its hold.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana addresses a Kuru king, reflecting on the scarcity of truly one-pointed devotees and imagining the moral transformation of the world if such persons were numerous.