Mahabharata 3.2.23 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 23
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
तदा तत्प्रतिकाराच्च सततं चाविचिन्तनात् । आधिव्याधिप्रशमनं क्रियायोगद्धयेन तु
tadā tatpratikārāc ca satataṁ cāvicintanāt | ādhivyādhipraśamanaṁ kriyāyogadvayena tu ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „So werden durch rechtzeitiges Gegenwirken gegen jene Ursachen und dadurch, dass man nicht fortwährend bei ihnen verweilt, seelischer Kummer und körperliche Krankheit durch diese zwei Disziplinen des Handelns (kriyā-yoga) besänftigt.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Two practical means relieve both mental distress (ādhi) and bodily illness (vyādhi): (1) actively applying countermeasures to the causes, and (2) refusing to brood over them—i.e., sustained remedial action paired with disciplined non-rumination.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a reflective instruction is given on how suffering is reduced: the text frames healing as a twofold kriyāyoga—practical intervention and mental restraint—presented as a general principle for calming affliction.
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