Shloka 1
व्याधि-गुण-साम्योपदेशः | Discourse on Affliction, Guṇa-Equilibrium, and the Inner Battle
अपन क्रात बछ। अर: अं द्ादशो<ड् ध्याय: भगवान् श्रीकृष्णका कक मनपर विजय करनेके आदेश वायुदेव उवाच द्विविधो जायते व्याधि: शारीरो मानसस्तथा । परस्परं तयोर्जन्म निर्दधन्द्धं नोपपद्यते
vāyudeva uvāca | dvividho jāyate vyādhiḥ śārīro mānasas tathā | parasparaṃ tayor janma nirdahaddhaṃ nopapadyate ||
Vāyudeva dit : « La maladie naît sous deux formes — corporelle et mentale. Chacune vient au monde en dépendance de l’autre ; sans leur interaction réciproque, on ne saurait rendre compte correctement de leur origine. »
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that human suffering and illness are not purely physical or purely psychological; bodily and mental afflictions condition each other. Ethical self-discipline and inner balance are therefore relevant to health, just as bodily regulation supports clarity of mind.
Vāyudeva speaks as an instructor, classifying disease into bodily and mental types and asserting their interdependence, setting a reflective, didactic tone for the discussion that follows.