Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अध्यात्मरतिरासीनो निरपेक्षो निरामिष: । आत्मनैव सहायेन यश्चरेत्‌ स सुखी भवेत्‌,जो अध्यात्मविद्यामें अनुरक्त, कामनाशून्य तथा भोगासक्तिसे दूर है, जो अकेला ही विचरण करता है, वह सुखी होता है

Transliteration

adhyātma-ratir āsīno nirapekṣo nirāmiṣaḥ | ātmanāiva sahāyena yaś caret sa sukhī bhavet ||

Translation

Ia yang berdiam dalam kenikmatan batin (adhyātma), tanpa bergantung pada penopang luar, dan tak tersentuh godaan kenikmatan indria—yang berjalan dengan hanya Diri (Ātman) sebagai sahabat—orang seperti itu menjadi sungguh bahagia.

Word by Word

अध्यात्मरतिःdelight in the Self/spirituality

आसीनःseated; abiding (in that)

निरपेक्षःindependent; without expectation

निरामिषःwithout sensual objects/temptations; disinterested in enjoyments

आत्मनाby oneself; with the self

एवindeed; alone; only

सहायेनas (one's) helper/companion

यःwho

चरेत्would walk/live/roam

सःhe

सुखीhappy

भवेत्would become

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Happiness is grounded in inner absorption (adhyātma-rati), independence from external validation or support (nirapekṣa), and freedom from craving for sense-pleasures (nirāmiṣa). Living with the Self as one’s sole companion points to self-mastery and contentment rather than social or material dependence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada delivers an instruction in the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, describing the marks of a spiritually mature person: inwardly established, desireless, untempted by enjoyment, and able to live and move through life relying on the Self—thereby attaining peace and happiness.