Shloka 35
अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः
Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving
यस्तु प्रीतिपुरोगेन चक्षुषा तात पश्यति । दीपोपमानि भूतानि यावदर्थान्न पश्यति
yastu prītipurogena cakṣuṣā tāta paśyati | dīpopamāni bhūtāni yāvadarthān na paśyati ||
Parāśara dit : «Mais celui qui regarde avec un œil conduit par l’affection, mon cher enfant, voit les êtres comme des lampes—rayonnantes et séduisantes—et pourtant il n’en voit pas les fins véritables ni la réalité telle qu’elle est.»
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Affection-biased perception distorts judgment: when one looks through the lens of attachment, one is captivated by surface brilliance (like lamps) and fails to discern the true nature, purpose, and consequences connected with beings and situations.
In the didactic discourse of Śānti Parva, Parāśara instructs his listener (addressed as “tāta”) about the pitfalls of attachment and the need for clear discernment, using the simile of beings appearing like lamps to an affection-led gaze.