Shloka 36
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
अथ ये बुद्धिमप्राप्ता व्यतिक्रान्ताश्व मूढताम् । तेडतिवेलं प्रहृष्पन्ति संतापमुपयान्ति च
atha ye buddhim aprāptā vyatikrāntāś ca mūḍhatām | te 'tivelaṃ praharṣyanti santāpam upayānti ca ||
But those who have indeed crossed beyond sheer folly, yet have not attained true understanding, become excessively elated when pleasant circumstances arise, and they fall into intense distress when painful circumstances occur.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mere escape from gross foolishness is not enough; without mature buddhi (steady discernment), a person remains emotionally unstable—overjoyed in pleasure and overwhelmed in pain. The ethical ideal implied is equanimity grounded in true understanding.
A brāhmaṇa speaker continues an instruction on inner discipline, describing a middle type of person: no longer utterly deluded, yet not truly wise, and therefore still tossed about by changing circumstances.