Shloka 35
ध्रुवस्य निर्वेदः — मन्त्रोपदेशः (ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय) तथा विष्ण्वाराधनविधिः
शरीरे न च ते व्याधिर् अस्माभिर् उपलक्ष्यते निर्वेदः किंनिमित्तस् ते कथ्यतां यदि विद्यते
śarīre na ca te vyādhir asmābhir upalakṣyate nirvedaḥ kiṃnimittas te kathyatāṃ yadi vidyate
そなたの身体に病は見受けられぬ。では、この倦みと離欲はいかなる因によるのか。理由があるなら、我らに語れ。
Unspecified interlocutor (a concerned questioner within the narrative frame; exact identification depends on the immediate surrounding verses of Adhyaya 11).
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Distinguishing bodily illness from spiritual/world-weariness; asking Dhruva to disclose the cause
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: revealing
Concept: Suffering may be subtle and mental (mānasika) rather than physical; discernment requires inquiry into causes.
Vedantic Theme: Atman
Application: Practice self-inquiry: name the real cause of agitation instead of masking it as generalized ‘dispassion’.
Vishishtadvaita: Hints that the soul’s unrest is resolved not by bodily remedies but by turning toward the Supreme who is the true refuge.
FAQs
This verse frames dispassion as a meaningful inner condition that deserves inquiry, often serving as the threshold for higher teaching on dharma, the transient nature of worldly life, and devotion to Vishnu.
By having a questioner first rule out worldly causes (like bodily illness) and then ask for the inner cause, the text naturally opens a space for philosophical teaching—moving from symptom to root understanding.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Purana’s method is to lead from human dissatisfaction with samsara toward the stabilizing truth of Vishnu as the supreme ground of order, refuge, and liberation.