Shloka 19
अव्यक्तकालमान-निर्णयः
Measures of Time from the Unmanifest; Creation, Elements, and the Primacy of Mind
सदाहमार्यान्निभृतो5प्युपासे न मे विधित्सोत्सहते न रोष: । न वाप्यहं लिप्समान: परैमि न चैव किंचिद् विषयेण यामि
sadāham āryān nibhṛto 'py upāse na me vidhitsotsahate na roṣaḥ | na vāpy ahaṁ lipsamānaḥ paraimi na caiva kiñcid viṣayeṇa yāmi ||
Dijo el Cisne: «Aunque estoy completo en mí mismo y vivo en quietud, asisto sin cesar a los nobles, buscando la compañía y el servicio de los buenos. Ni el deseo ni la ira se enseñorean de mí. No transgredo el dharma por codicia de ganancia, ni voy a parte alguna sólo por los objetos de los sentidos».
हंस उवाच
Educational Q&A
True inner completeness is shown not by isolation or pride, but by steady association with the noble and by mastery over desire and anger. One should not compromise dharma for profit, nor let sense-objects dictate one’s movements and choices.
In the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, the Haṃsa speaks as a teacher, describing his own disciplined conduct: he remains composed, seeks the company of the virtuous, and lives without being driven by craving, wrath, or the pursuit of pleasures.