Shloka 21
अध्याय २८६ — पराशर-उपदेशः
Ethical Restraint, Mortality, and Karma
एतद् ब्रह्मन् विजानामि महत् कृत्वा तपोडव्ययम् । तेन नारद सम्प्राप्तो न मां शोक: प्रबाधते
etad brahman vijānāmi mahat kṛtvā tapo 'vyayam | tena nārada samprāpto na māṃ śokaḥ prabādhate ||
Wahai Brahmana, pengetahuan ini kudapati dengan menjalani tapa yang agung dan tak berkurang. Karena itu, wahai Nārada, sekalipun sebab untuk berduka muncul, duka tidak dapat menguasai atau mengguncangku.
समड़ उवाच
Educational Q&A
True understanding gained through sustained spiritual discipline (tapas) produces inner steadiness: even when grief-causing situations arise, sorrow does not dominate the mind.
A speaker addresses a Brahmin and then Nārada, stating that through great, imperishable austerity he has attained a certain knowledge, and as a result he remains unshaken by grief despite circumstances that would normally provoke it.