Shloka 5
व्याधि-गुण-साम्योपदेशः | Discourse on Affliction, Guṇa-Equilibrium, and the Inner Battle
तेषां गुणानां साम्यं चेत् तदाहु: स्वस्थलक्षणम् । तेषामन्यतमोत्सेके विधानमुपदिश्यते
teṣāṃ guṇānāṃ sāmyaṃ cet tad āhuḥ svastha-lakṣaṇam | teṣām anyatamotseke vidhānam upadiśyate ||
Wenn jene Qualitäten im Gleichgewicht sind, gilt dies als Zeichen eines gesunden und klaren Geistes. Wird jedoch eine von ihnen übermäßig, so lehrt man eine vorgeschriebene Methode, sie zu zügeln und zu berichtigen.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mental well-being is characterized by balance among the inner qualities (guṇas). When one quality becomes dominant or excessive, one should apply a deliberate corrective discipline to restore equilibrium.
Vāyudeva is giving didactic instruction, defining the sign of a healthy state (svastha-lakṣaṇa) as the evenness of qualities, and indicating that specific remedies are taught when any one quality rises excessively.