Shloka 6

निरय-परमस्थान-वर्णनम्

Niraya and the Supreme Station: A Metaphysical Re-reading

Devanagari script

अत्रोच्यते-- शारीरैर्मानसैर्दु:खै: सुखैश्वाप्पसुखोदयै: । लोकसूष्टिं प्रपश्यन्तो न मुहान्ति विचक्षणा:

Transliteration

atrocyate— śārīrair mānasair duḥkhaiḥ sukhaiś cāpy asukhodayaiḥ | lokasṛṣṭiṃ prapaśyanto na muhyanti vicakṣaṇāḥ ||

Translation

Here it is said: seeing that the world’s creation is bound up with bodily and mental pains—and that even its pleasures culminate in the arising of further suffering—the discerning do not fall into delusion. With such clear-sighted understanding, they remain unattached and steady in judgment amid the mixed experiences of life.

Word by Word

• {'atra': 'here, in this matter', 'ucyate': 'it is said, it is taught', 'śārīraiḥ (duḥkhaiḥ)': 'with bodily (pains), physical afflictions', 'mānasaiḥ (duḥkhaiḥ)': 'with mental (pains), psychological afflictions', 'duḥkhaiḥ': 'with sufferings, pains', 'sukhaiḥ': 'with pleasures, comforts', 'ca api': 'and also, even', 'asukhodaya-aiḥ (asukhodayaiḥ)': 'having the arising of unhappiness as their outcome

• leading to later sorrow', 'loka-sṛṣṭim': 'the creation/constitution of the world

• the world-order as experienced', 'prapaśyantaḥ': 'those who clearly see, who perceive directly', 'na muhyanti': 'do not become deluded, do not fall into confusion', 'vicakṣaṇāḥ': 'the discerning, wise, clear-sighted persons'}

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvaja

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A wise person recognizes that worldly life is inseparable from physical and mental suffering, and that even pleasures often mature into later pain; this clear perception prevents delusion and supports detachment.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bharadvāja is presenting a reflective instruction: he states a general principle about the nature of worldly experience—mixed with pain and pleasure—and explains how discernment (vicakṣaṇatā) keeps one from मोह (delusion).