Shloka 14
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Brahmacarya and the Formless Brahman
Udyoga Parva 44
द्रव्यवान् गुणवानेवं त्यागी भवति सात््विक: । पज्च भूतानि पञ्चभ्यो निवर्तयति तादृश:
dravyavān guṇavān evaṁ tyāgī bhavati sāttvikaḥ | pañca bhūtāni pañcabhyo nivartayati tādṛśaḥ ||
Sanatsujāta dit : «Le maître de maison, pourvu de richesse et de vertus, qui vit dans l’esprit du renoncement, devient sāttvika. Un tel homme maîtrise les cinq sens, les détournant de leurs cinq objets, et empêche ainsi l’esprit d’être entraîné au-dehors.»
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
True sāttvika living is not mere possession or status but inner renunciation: even while wealthy and active as a householder, one should withdraw the senses from their objects and live with disciplined detachment.
In the Sanatsujātīya discourse of Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs on spiritual and ethical discipline, describing the ideal householder who cultivates virtue and restrains the senses.