Shloka 83

Sarasvatī–Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती–तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

जितेन्द्रियत्वाद्‌ वशिन: शुक्लत्वान्मन्दरोगिण: । अल्पाबाधपरित्रासाद भवन्ति निरुपद्रवा:,जितेन्द्रिय होनेके कारण वे मनको वशमें रखते हैं और सात््विक अन्त:करणके होनेके कारण नीरोग होते हैं। दुःख और त्रासके क्षीण होनेके कारण वे उपद्रवरहित होते हैं। विवेकी पुरुष गर्भसे गिरते, जन्म लेते अथवा गर्भमें ही रहते समय भी ज्ञानदृष्टिसे अपने-आपका और परमात्माका सर्वथा यथार्थ अनुभव करते हैं

Transliteration

jitendriyatvād vaśinaḥ śuklatvān mandarogiṇaḥ | alpābādha-paritrāsād bhavanti nirupadravāḥ ||

Translation

Karena menaklukkan indra, mereka menguasai batin. Karena kemurnian sāttvika dalam diri, mereka jarang tersentuh penyakit. Dan karena duka serta takut hampir tak menyapa, mereka hidup tanpa gangguan.

Word by Word

जितेन्द्रियत्वात्from/owing to self-control (conquest of the senses)

वशिनःself-controlled, having mastery

शुक्लत्वात्from purity/whiteness (sattvic purity)

मन्दरोगिणःhaving mild disease; almost disease-free

अल्पाबाधपरित्रासात्from slight affliction and fear/terror

भवन्तिthey become/are

निरुपद्रवाःfree from disturbances/afflictions

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sense-mastery and inner purity lead to freedom from bodily and mental disturbances; the wise, grounded in knowledge, can realize the self and the Supreme even in extreme liminal states such as birth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya is describing the qualities and inner condition of spiritually disciplined, discerning persons—how their self-control and sattvic clarity make them resilient, healthy, and capable of direct realization.