Shloka 19
Śuka–Janaka Saṃvāda: Āśrama-krama, Jñāna-vijñāna, and the Marks of Liberation (शुक-जनक संवादः)
शौचमार्जवमाचारमलौल्यं हृद्यसम्भ्रम: | इष्टानिष्टवियोगानां कृतानामविकत्थना,धैर्य, आनन्द, प्रीति, उत्कर्ष, प्रकाश (ज्ञानशक्ति), सुख, शुद्धि, आरोग्य, संतोष, श्रद्धा, अकार्पण्य (दीनताका अभाव), असंरम्भ (क्रोधका अभाव), क्षमा, धृति, अहिंसा, समता, सत्य, ऋणसे रहित होना, मृदुता, लज्जा, अचंचलता, शौच, सरलता, सदाचार, अलोलुपता, हृदयमें सम्भ्रमका न होना, इष्ट और अनिष्टके वियोगका बखान न करना, दानके द्वारा धैर्य धारण करना, किसी वस्तुकी इच्छा न करना, परोपकार और सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंपर दया--ये सब सत्त्वसम्बन्धी गुण बताये गये हैं
yājñavalkya uvāca | śaucam ārjavam ācāram alaulyaṁ hṛdya-sambhramaḥ | iṣṭāniṣṭa-viyogānāṁ kṛtānām avikatthanā dhairyam ānandaḥ prītiḥ utkarṣaḥ prakāśaḥ (jñāna-śaktiḥ) sukhaṁ śuddhir ārogyaṁ santoṣaḥ śraddhā akāpaṇyam asaṁrambhaḥ kṣamā dhṛtir ahiṁsā samatā satyam ṛṇa-rahitatā mṛdutā lajjā acaṁcalatā śaucaṁ saralatā sadācāraḥ alolupatā hṛdaye sambhramasya abhāvaḥ iṣṭa-an-iṣṭa-viyogasya akīrtanam dānena dhairya-dhāraṇam akāmata paropakāraḥ sarva-bhūteṣu dayā ca—ete sarve sattva-sambandhino guṇāḥ proktāḥ |
Yājñavalkya said: Purity, straightforwardness, good conduct, freedom from greed, and a calm, unagitated heart; not boasting about one’s deeds; not making a display of separation from what is dear or what is disliked; steadiness, joy, affection, excellence, inner illumination (the power of knowledge), happiness, clarity, health, contentment, faith, freedom from miserly weakness, absence of anger, forgiveness, fortitude, non-violence, equanimity, truthfulness, being free from debt, gentleness, modesty, unshakable composure, cleanliness, simplicity, right conduct, non-covetousness, lack of inner agitation, not publicizing one’s losses and gains, sustaining courage through giving, desirelessness, doing good to others, and compassion toward all beings—these are declared to be the qualities belonging to sattva.
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच