Shloka 41
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
बुद्धिमन्तं कृतप्रज्ञ शुश्रुषुमनसूयकम् । दान्तं जितेन्द्रियं चापि शोको न स्पृशते नरम्
buddhimantaṁ kṛtaprajñaṁ śuśrūṣum anasūyakam | dāntaṁ jitendriyaṁ cāpi śoko na spṛśate naram ||
The brāhmaṇa said: Sorrow does not touch the person who is intelligent and steady in discernment—one trained in reflective reasoning, eager to listen to the teachings of the inner self, free from fault-finding, self-controlled, and master of the senses. Such a character, grounded in disciplined understanding, remains unshaken by grief.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief is overcome not by external change but by inner discipline: cultivated intelligence, steady discernment, willingness to learn spiritual truth, freedom from envy and fault-finding, and mastery over mind and senses. These qualities make one resilient against sorrow.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, a brāhmaṇa speaker describes the traits of an ideal, spiritually trained person and states the result: such a person is not afflicted by śoka (grief). The verse functions as ethical counsel within a broader teaching discourse.