Shloka 7
Jvarotpatti — The Origin and Distribution of Jvara
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नारद! पाँच भूत और छठा काल--इन छ: तत्त्वोंको तुम प्रवाहरूपसे शाश्वत, अविचल और ध्रुव समझो। ये तेजोमय महत्तत्त्वकी स्वाभाविक कलाएँ हैं ।।
Nārada! pañca bhūtāni ṣaṣṭhaś ca kālaḥ—ime ṣaṭ tattvāni tvaṁ pravāharūpeṇa śāśvatāni, avicalāni, dhruvāṇi ca manyasva. etāni tejomayasya mahattattvasya svābhāvikāḥ kalāḥ. āpaś caivāntarikṣaṁ ca pṛthivī vāyupāvakau | nāsīd dhi param tebhyo bhūtebhyo mukta-saṁśayaḥ ||
Asita dijo: «¡Nārada! Comprende los cinco grandes elementos y, como sexto, el Tiempo: estos seis principios, como una corriente eterna e ininterrumpida, estable, inmóvil y firme. Son porciones naturales del Gran Principio luminoso (mahat). En verdad, más allá de estos elementos—agua, espacio, tierra, viento y fuego—no hay nada; queda libre de duda.»
असित उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a cosmological framework: the five elements plus Time constitute a stable, eternal continuum and are natural manifestations of the luminous ‘mahat’ (Great Principle). It urges clarity and freedom from doubt about what is fundamental in the manifested order.
In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, Asita instructs Nārada on first principles—identifying the elemental constituents of the world and Time as the sixth principle, grounding the discussion in a Sāṅkhya-like metaphysical account.