Shloka 61
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
हर्षस्थानसहस्राणि भयस्थानशतानि च । दिवसे दिवसे मूढमाविशन्ति न पण्डितम्,अज्ञानी पुरुषको प्रतिदिन हर्षके हजारों और भयके सैकड़ों अवसर प्राप्त होते रहते हैं; किंतु विद्वान पुरुषके मनपर उनका कोई प्रभाव नहीं पड़ता है
harṣasthānasahasrāṇi bhayasthānaśatāni ca | divase divase mūḍham āviśanti na paṇḍitam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Day after day, thousands of occasions for delight and hundreds of occasions for fear assail the foolish; but they do not overpower the wise.” In the ethical frame of the Mahābhārata’s closing movement, the verse underscores steadiness of mind: the untrained person is repeatedly swept away by changing circumstances, while the discerning remain inwardly composed and governed by understanding rather than impulse.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Life constantly presents stimuli for pleasure and fear, but wisdom is shown by inner steadiness: the wise are not mentally conquered by fluctuating events, whereas the foolish are repeatedly seized by them.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a reflective, didactic observation within the Svargārohaṇa context, emphasizing the moral psychology of the characters’ final journey: external circumstances keep changing, but true discernment is measured by unshaken composure.