Shloka 1
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें पपाशरगीताविषयक दो सौ पंचानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ २९५ ॥। ऑपनआक्रात छा अर: षण्णवर्त्याधिकद्विशततमो< ध्याय: पराशरगीता--वर्णविशेषकी उत्पत्तिका रहस्य
janaka uvāca
varṇo viśeṣavarṇānāṁ maharṣe kena jāyate |
etad icchāmy ahaṁ jñātuṁ tad brūhi vadatāṁ vara ||
parāśara uvāca
pitā sakhāyo guravaḥ striyaś ca na nirguṇānāṁ hi bhavanti loke |
ananyabhaktāḥ priyavādinaś ca hitāś ca vaśyāś ca bhavanti rājan ||
ジャナカ王は言った。「大聖よ、語り手のうち最勝なる方よ。婆羅門など諸ヴァルナ（身分階層）のそれぞれに備わる特別の地位は、いかなる因によって生ずるのか。私はそれを知りたい。どうか説き明かしてほしい。」 パラーシャラは言った。「この世において、徳なき者には、父も、友も、師も、女たちも、まことには属さぬ。だが王よ、心を二つにせず専一に帰依し、言葉やわらかく、他者の福利のために行い、自らを制する王には、彼らは好意を寄せ、益となり、従順となる。」
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Social standing and harmonious relationships are grounded in guṇa (virtue) and conduct: one who is ‘nirguṇa’ fails to secure stable bonds, whereas single-minded loyalty/devotion, pleasant speech, beneficence, and self-control make others well-disposed and cooperative.
King Janaka asks the sage Parāśara to explain how distinct varṇas arise. Parāśara begins his reply by shifting attention to ethical qualities and behavior as the practical basis for respect, support, and social cohesion.