Shloka 3
तस्मादनिष्टनाशार्थमितिहासं निबोध मे | तिष्ठते चेद् वशे बुद्धिर्लभते शोकनाशनम्,इसलिये अपने अनिष्टका नाश करनेके लिये मेरा यह उपदेश सुनो--यदि बुद्धि अपने वशमें रहे तो सदाके लिये शोकका नाश हो जाता है
tasmād aniṣṭa-nāśārtham itihāsaṁ nibodha me | tiṣṭhate ced vaśe buddhir labhate śoka-nāśanam ||
Therefore, in order to destroy what is undesirable, listen to this instruction of mine in the form of an ancient account. If one’s intellect remains under one’s own control, one attains the destruction of sorrow—once and for all.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mastery over one’s own intellect (buddhi) is presented as the direct means to eliminate sorrow; self-governed discernment prevents the rise of grief and leads to lasting inner steadiness.
Nārada, as the speaker, introduces a didactic itihāsa (instructive traditional account) and urges the listener to hear it, stating that its purpose is the removal of misfortune and sorrow through the discipline of the intellect.