Shloka 31
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
सक्ततामात्मनश्रैव प्रीतो5भूद् ब्रीडितश्न॒ ह,कुछ अप्सराओंने मुनिश्रेष्ठ व्यासको देखकर अपने वस्त्र पहन लिये। उस समय अपने पुत्रकी मुक्तता जानकर मुनि बड़े प्रसन्न हुए और अपनी आसक्तिका विचार करके वे बहुत लज्जित भी हुए
saktatām ātmanaś caiva prīto ’bhūd vrīḍitaś ca ha | kecid apsarābhir munīśreṣṭhaṁ vyāsaṁ dṛṣṭvā sva-vastrāṇi paridhāya | tadā putrasya muktatāṁ jñātvā munir mahān prahṛṣṭo ’bhavat, svātmanaḥ saṅgaṁ vicārya ca sa vrīḍita eva ||
Bhīṣma said: The sage was at once pleased and also ashamed. Some of the apsarases, on seeing the foremost of sages, Vyasa, put on their garments. At that moment, knowing that his son had been released, the great muni became deeply delighted; yet, reflecting on his own attachment, he felt genuine embarrassment.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a great person may experience mixed emotions: joy at a dharmic resolution (the son's release) and shame upon recognizing one's own lingering attachment. Ethical maturity includes honest self-reflection and the capacity to feel restraint (vrīḍā) when desire has overreached.
Apsarases, noticing Vyasa, quickly cover themselves by putting on their garments. Vyasa learns that his son has been freed and feels great happiness; simultaneously, he reflects on his own attachment and becomes embarrassed, indicating an inner moral reckoning.