Shloka 3
अध्याय २८६ — पराशर-उपदेशः
Ethical Restraint, Mortality, and Karma
नारद उवाच उरसेव प्रणमसे बाहुभ्यां तरसीव च । सम्प्रहृष्टमना नित्यं विशोक इव लक्ष्यसे
nārada uvāca | uraseva praṇamase bāhubhyāṃ tarasīva ca | samprahṛṣṭamanā nityaṃ viśoka iva lakṣyase ||
Nārada dit : «Il semble que tu ne t’inclines pas seulement de la tête, mais du cœur même. Et l’on dirait que tu traverseras l’océan de l’existence mondaine par la force de tes deux bras. Ton esprit est sans cesse réjoui, et l’on te voit comme si tu étais exempt de chagrin.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
True reverence and spiritual steadiness are inward: one ‘bows with the heart’ and remains cheerful and seemingly sorrowless. The verse praises inner strength and self-reliance in crossing saṃsāra, suggesting that disciplined character and inner clarity—not mere external gestures—carry one beyond suffering.
Nārada addresses a person he observes to be unusually serene. He remarks that the person’s manner of salutation feels heartfelt, and he metaphorically notes that such a one seems capable of crossing the ‘ocean’ of worldly life by the power of their own arms—i.e., through personal effort and inner fortitude—while appearing consistently joyful and free from grief.