Shloka 62
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
एकान्तिनो हि पुरुषा दुर्लभा बहवो नृप । यद्येकान्तिभिराकीर्ण जगत् स्यात् कुरुनन्दन
ekāntino hi puruṣā durlabhā bahavo nṛpa | yady ekāntibhir ākīrṇaṁ jagat syāt kurunandana ||
Wahai raja, para insan yang berbhakti satu-titik (ekāntin) sungguh langka; jumlahnya tidak banyak. Wahai kebanggaan Kuru, bila dunia dipenuhi jiwa-jiwa yang demikian, maka semangat Kṛta (Satya) Yuga akan merata di bumi; tiada lagi tempat bagi upacara yang digerakkan oleh hasrat akan buah, sebab mereka semua akan teguh dalam pengetahuan diri, tanpa kekerasan, dan berbakti eksklusif, demi kesejahteraan semua makhluk.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Single-minded, exclusive devotion and ethical purity are rare; if such people were widespread—self-knowing, non-violent, and devoted to the welfare of all—society would naturally resemble Satya-yuga, and desire-motivated ritual action would lose its hold.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana addresses a Kuru king, reflecting on the scarcity of truly one-pointed devotees and imagining the moral transformation of the world if such persons were numerous.