Shloka 24
अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment
अलाभे सति वा लाभे समदर्शी महातपा: । न जिजीविषुवत् किंचिन्न मुमूर्षवदाचरन्
alābhe sati vā lābhe samadarśī mahātapāḥ | na jijīviṣuvat kiñcin na mumūrṣuvad ācaran |
मिले या न मिले—दोनों ही दशाओं में मेरी दृष्टि सम रहेगी। महान् तप और संयम में स्थित होकर मैं ऐसा कोई आचरण नहीं करूँगा जो जीने की लालसा वालों का हो, न वैसा जो मरने की लालसा वालों का हो।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
To remain steady-minded in both gain and loss, and to avoid actions motivated by desperate attachment to life or by a morbid desire for death—choosing disciplined, dharmic conduct rooted in equanimity.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner peace, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a vow-like resolve: he will maintain impartiality toward outcomes and will not let fear, craving, or despair dictate his behavior.