Shloka 5

Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation

Sanskrit

संसारेऽस्मिन् मनुष्याणां भ्रमतामतिसङ्कटे ।

भवद्विधैः समं सङ्गो जायते नातपस्विनाम् ॥

Transliteration

saṃsāre 'smin manuṣyāṇāṃ bhramatām atisaṅkaṭe | bhavadvidhaiḥ samaṃ saṅgo jāyate nātapasvinām ||

Translation

In diesem gefährlichen Saṃsāra, in dem die Menschen vom Weg abirren, entsteht die Gemeinschaft mit Asketen und Weisen wie euch nicht leicht für jene, die selbst keine Askese (tapas) üben.

Speakers

• Inquirer (Jaimini in the common frame) addressing revered Brahmins/sages

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Satsaṅga
• Tapas
• Spiritual qualification