Shloka 48
Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)
नास्ति ते सुखदु:खेषु विशेषो नासि लोलुप: । नौत्सुक्यं नृत्यगीतेषु न राग उपजायते
nāsti te sukha-duḥkheṣu viśeṣo nāsi lolupaḥ | na autsukyaṁ nṛtya-gīteṣu na rāga upajāyate ||
आप सुख-दुःख में कोई भेद नहीं देखते। आप लोभ से प्रेरित नहीं होते। न आपको नृत्य देखने की उत्कण्ठा होती है, न गीत सुनने की; और किसी भी भोग्य विषय के प्रति आपके मन में राग उत्पन्न नहीं होता।
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises inner freedom: a disciplined person remains even-minded in pleasure and pain, is not pulled by greed, and does not develop attachment or craving for sensory entertainments. Such equanimity and non-attachment are presented as marks of spiritual maturity and ethical self-control.
King Janaka addresses a renunciate-like figure (implicitly someone exhibiting yogic steadiness), observing his lack of emotional fluctuation and desire. Janaka’s words function as a recognition of the person’s attained detachment, aligning with Shanti Parva’s broader instruction on peace, renunciation, and liberation-oriented conduct.