Shloka 146
Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa
उदयास्तमनज्ञो हि न हृष्पति न शोचति । “नरश्रेष्ठी कोई भी इस जगत्में ऐसा सुख नहीं पाता, जिसका कभी अन्त न हो। उत्तम बुद्धिसे युक्त ज्ञानवान् पुरुष ही उत्पत्ति, स्थिति और लयके अधिष्ठानरूप परमात्माको जानकर कभी हर्ष और शोक नहीं करता है
udayāstamanajño hi na hṛṣyati na śocati |
Vaiśampāyana said: One who is unaware of the rising and setting—who does not measure life by gain and loss—neither exults nor grieves. For, O best of men, no one in this world attains a happiness that never ends. But the wise person, endowed with refined understanding, recognizes the Supreme Self as the ground of origination, continuance, and dissolution; therefore he remains free from both joy and sorrow.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly happiness is impermanent; understanding the Supreme Self as the foundation of arising, abiding, and dissolution leads to equanimity beyond elation and grief.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a reflective instruction emphasizing steadiness of mind: the wise, grounded in knowledge of ultimate reality, do not swing between joy and sorrow amid changing circumstances.