Shloka 61
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 ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—দিনে দিনে মূঢ়ক হর্ষৰ সহস্ৰ উপলক্ষ আৰু ভয়ৰ শত উপলক্ষ আৱৰি ধৰে; কিন্তু পণ্ডিতক সেয়া অভিভূত কৰিব নোৱাৰে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.