Shloka 6
भिक्षुलक्षणम्—एकचर्याः, अहिंसा, कैवल्याश्रमः
Marks of the Mendicant: Solitary Wandering, Non-Injury, and the Kaivalya-Discipline
स्वभावो हि विनाशाय मोहकर्म मनोभव: । निरुक्तमेतयोरेतत् स््वभावपरिभावयो:
svabhāvo hi vināśāya mohakarma manobhavaḥ | niruktam etayor etat svabhāva-paribhāvayoḥ ||
Vyāsa dit : «La doctrine de la “seule nature” (svabhāva) incline à la ruine ; c’est une conduite née de l’illusion, issue du mental. Voilà ce qui a été dit de ces deux notions—svabhāva et paribhāva. Maintenant, écoute l’explication plus approfondie de leur véritable portée.»
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vyāsa warns that explaining life solely through ‘svabhāva’ (nature alone) becomes a delusion-born stance that can lead to moral and spiritual ruin, because it undermines accountability, dharma, and the deeper causal order implied by karma and higher principles.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa is instructing the listener by introducing a discussion of two concepts—svabhāva and paribhāva—stating a preliminary judgment about svabhāva and then signaling that a fuller exposition will follow.