Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
बाल्यभावमासाद्य मातापित्रोरुपाध्यायस्य ताडनं सदा पर्यटनशीलत्वं पांशुभस्मपंकादिषुक्रीडनं सदा कलहनियतत्वाम शुचित्वं बहुव्यापाराभासकार्यनियतत्वं तदसंभव आध्यात्मिकदुःखमेवंविधमनुभवति ॥ २६ ॥
bālyabhāvamāsādya mātāpitrorupādhyāyasya tāḍanaṃ sadā paryaṭanaśīlatvaṃ pāṃśubhasmapaṃkādiṣukrīḍanaṃ sadā kalahaniyatatvāma śucitvaṃ bahuvyāpārābhāsakāryaniyatatvaṃ tadasaṃbhava ādhyātmikaduḥkhamevaṃvidhamanubhavati || 26 ||
ពេលឈានដល់សភាពកុមារ មនុស្សម្នាក់ទទួលរងទុក្ខខាងក្នុង (អាធ្យាត್ಮಿಕ) ដូចនេះ៖ ត្រូវមាតាបិតា និងគ្រូបង្រៀនវាយដំជានិច្ច មានទម្លាប់ដើរលេងទៅមក លេងក្នុងធូលី ផេះ និងភក់ ជានិច្ចជាប់ជម្លោះ រស់នៅក្នុងភាពមិនស្អាត ហើយរវល់ឥតឈប់ឈរ តែជាការងារដែលមានតែរូបរាង មិនមានសមិទ្ធផលពិត។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a didactic context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: hasya
It identifies immature, restless, and impure habits as direct causes of ādhyātmika-duḥkha (inner suffering), implying that spiritual progress begins with disciplined conduct, cleanliness, and steadiness.
Bhakti requires a stable and purified mind; the verse shows that quarrelsomeness, aimless roaming, and impurity scatter attention and prevent genuine practice—so ethical restraint becomes supportive groundwork for sustained devotion.
Indirectly, it underscores śikṣā and ācāra (discipline and proper conduct) as prerequisites for learning; without steadiness and purity, study and practice become only ‘ābhāsa’—a mere appearance of activity without real attainment.