Shloka 6
Saṃsāra-gahana-jñāna: Vidura’s Account of Embodiment, Bondage, and Dharmic Release (संसारगहन-ज्ञानम्)
तस्मान्मुक्तः स संसारादन्यान् पश्यत्युपद्रवान् | ग्रहास्तमनुगच्छन्ति सारमेया इवामिषम्
tasmān muktaḥ sa saṃsārād anyān paśyaty upadravān | grahās tam anugacchanti sārameyā ivāmiṣam ||
Karena itu, ketika ia terbebas dari belenggu samsara, ia memandang dan mengenali malapetaka yang masih menimpa orang lain. Namun kekuatan-kekuatan yang memusuhi tetap mengejarnya—laksana anjing mengejar sepotong daging.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura highlights that liberation from saṃsāra is primarily an inner release from attachment; one can clearly perceive the troubles that bind others. Yet even a detached person may still be pursued by external hostility—illustrated by the simile of dogs chasing meat—so ethical steadiness and vigilance remain necessary.
In Vidura’s counsel within the Stree Parva context of grief and aftermath, he uses a vivid image to explain how troubles and ‘grasping’ forces can continue to follow a person, even after he has become inwardly free, emphasizing the persistence of worldly dangers amid post-war turmoil.