Shloka 10
Nārada’s Exempla of Tapas and Assurance to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (नारदोपदेशः—तपःसिद्ध्युदाहरणम्)
प्रभो! उन आश्रमोंमें जहाँ-तहाँ मृगोंके झुंड निर्भय एवं शान्तचित्त होकर आरामसे बैठे थे। पक्षियोंके समुदाय नि:शंक होकर उच्च स्वरसे कलरव करते थे ।।
Vaśampāyana uvāca: prabho! teṣv āśrameṣu yatra-tatra mṛgāṇāṃ jhaṇḍāni nirbhayāni śāntacittāni ca viśrāntāni āsan; pakṣi-saṃghāś ca niḥśaṅkāḥ uccaiḥ svaraiḥ kalaravaṃ kurvanti sma. kekābhi-nīlakaṇṭhānāṃ mayūrāṇāṃ madhuraiḥ kekāravaiḥ, dātyūhānāṃ ca kūjitaiḥ, kokilānāṃ kuhūravaiḥ—sukhaiḥ śruti-mano-haraiḥ—sarvatra dhvaniḥ pravartate sma; kvacit svādhyāya-śīlānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ veda-mantrāṇāṃ gambhīra-ghoṣaḥ pratidhvanati sma; etaiḥ sarvaiḥ kāraṇaiḥ teṣām āśramāṇāṃ śobhā vardhitā, phala-mūlāhārair mahāpuruṣaiś ca te āśramāḥ suśobhitāḥ.
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「主よ、それらの庵では、鹿の群れがあちらこちらに座して憩い—恐れなく、心静かに、安らかであった。鳥の群れもまた疑いなく、声高くさえずって空を満たした。暗い藍の喉をもつ孔雀の甘い啼き声、ダーティユーハ鳥のやわらかな囀り、そして杜鵑の『クフー、クフー』が至る所に響き—耳にも心にも快い。さらに所々では、日々の学習に励むブラーフマナたちが唱えるヴェーダ真言の重々しい響きがこだました。これらすべての音によって庵の美は大いに増し、果実と根を糧として生きる偉大な魂たちによって、アーシュラマはひときわ輝いていた。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of āśrama-dharma: a life of restraint, study, and non-violence that creates an atmosphere where even wild creatures feel safe. The harmony of nature and Vedic recitation symbolizes inner peace and disciplined living after the turmoil of war.
Vaiśampāyana describes the forest hermitages: deer resting without fear, birds calling freely, and the soundscape filled with peacocks, dātyūhas, cuckoos, and the deep chanting of Vedic mantras by brāhmaṇas devoted to daily recitation. The āśramas are portrayed as radiant with ascetics living on fruits and roots.