Shloka 293
Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman
छायायामातपे चैव समदर्शी महाद्युति: । तात! वहाँ एक जगह बैठकर महातेजस्वी शुकदेवजी मोक्षका ही चिन्तन करने लगे। धूप हो या छाया, दोनोंमें उनकी समान दृष्टि थी
chāyāyām ātape caiva samadarśī mahādyutiḥ | tāta! tatraika-sthāne upaviśya mahā-tejasvī śukadevaḥ mokṣasyaiva cintanaṃ kartum ārabdhavān | dhūpo vā chāyā vā—ubhayatra tasya samā dṛṣṭiḥ āsīt |
Bhishma said: “In shade and in sun alike, the radiant sage remained even-sighted. Dear one, seated in a single place, the great and luminous Śukadeva turned his mind solely toward liberation (mokṣa). Whether heat or cool shade, he regarded both with the same impartial vision.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches samadarśitā—equanimity toward opposites (heat and shade)—as a mark of spiritual maturity, and it presents single-pointed contemplation of mokṣa as the sage’s highest aim.
Bhīṣma describes Śukadeva seated in one place, absorbed in reflection on liberation; external conditions like sun or shade do not disturb him, showing his steady, impartial mind.