Shloka 31
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
प्रकृति और उसके कार्योंके प्रति मेरे मनमें न तो राग है, न द्वेष। मैं किसीको न अपना द्वेषी समझता हूँ और न आत्मीय ही मानता हूँ
prakṛti-tat-kāryeṣu me manasi na rāgo na dveṣaḥ | na kañcid ahaṃ dveṣyaṃ manye na cātmīyam eva ||
Prahlāda dit : «À l’égard de Prakṛti et de tout ce qui naît d’elle, mon esprit ne nourrit ni attachement ni aversion. Je ne tiens personne pour ennemi, et je ne revendique personne comme “mien”.»
प्रह्माद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches equanimity: freedom from rāga (attachment) and dveṣa (aversion). By not identifying others as ‘mine’ or ‘enemy,’ one loosens ego-based partiality and cultivates a dharmic, impartial mind.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Prahlāda speaks as a moral and spiritual exemplar, describing his inner stance toward the world—seeing Prakṛti and her products without personal clinging or hostility, and relating to beings without possessiveness or enmity.