Shloka 36

Adhyaya 37 — Alarka’s Crisis and the Teaching on Non-Attachment (Madālasa’s Instruction Recalled)

Sanskrit

मनस्यवस्थितं दुःखं सुखं वा मानसञ्च यत् ।

यतस्ततो न मे दुःखं सुखं वा न ह्यहं मनः ॥

Transliteration

manasy avasthitaṃ duḥkhaṃ sukhaṃ vā mānasañ ca yat | yatas tato na me duḥkhaṃ sukhaṃ vā na hy ahaṃ manaḥ ||

Translation

Schmerz oder Freude und alles Geistige verweilt im Geist. Darum ist es nicht mein—weder Schmerz noch Freude—denn ich bin nicht der Geist.

Speakers

• Philosophical speaker within the dialogue (Advaitic self-inquiry voice; exact named speaker not provided in the excerpt)

Key Themes

• Mind-body distinction
• Witness vs. thought
• Detachment from emotions
• Yoga/Vedānta