Shloka 2
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
सर्वमित्र: सर्वसह: शमे रक्तो जितेन्द्रिय: । व्यपेतभयमन्युश्च॒ आत्मवान् मुच्यते नर:
sarvamitraḥ sarvasahaḥ śame rakto jitendriyaḥ | vyapetabhayamanyuś ca ātmavān mucyate naraḥ ||
Der Brahmane sprach: Ein Mensch, der allen ein Freund ist, alles geduldig erträgt, der der inneren Ruhe zugetan ist, die Sinne bezwungen hat und frei ist von Furcht und Zorn—ein solcher Selbstbeherrschter wird von den Fesseln erlöst.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation from bondage is achieved through universal friendliness, patience, devotion to mental calm, mastery of the senses, and freedom from fear and anger—ethical and psychological discipline is presented as the direct path to release.
A Brahmin speaker delivers an instructive statement defining the qualities of an ideal person; the verse functions as moral counsel within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s reflective, didactic passages following the great war.