Shloka 32
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
तस्मात् स्नेहं न लिप्सेत मित्रेभ्यो धनसंचयात् । स्वशरीरसमुत्थं च ज्ञानेन विनिवर्तयेत्,“इसलिये मित्रों तथा धनराशिको पाकर इनके प्रति स्नेह (आसक्ति) न करे। अपने शरीरसे उत्पन्न हुई आसक्तिको ज्ञानसे निवृत्त करे
tasmāt snehaṃ na lipseta mitrebhyo dhanasaṃcayāt | svaśarīrasamutthaṃ ca jñānena vinivartayet ||
Therefore one should not seek attachment on account of friends or the accumulation of wealth. And whatever attachment arises from one’s own body—born of bodily identification—should be turned back and removed through discriminative knowledge.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not cultivate clinging based on social bonds (friends) or material gain (wealth). Recognize that attachment rooted in bodily identification is a source of bondage, and counter it through jñāna—clear discernment of what is lasting versus transient.
Vaiśampāyana continues a didactic passage in the early Vana Parva, presenting ethical counsel that frames the forest-life context: the hearer is urged toward restraint and inner clarity, rather than dependence on external supports like companionship and riches.