Shloka 23
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
स्वभावादेव तत्सव॑मिति मे निश्चिता मति: । आत्मप्रतिष्ठा प्रज्ञा वा मम नास्ति ततो5न्यथा
svabhāvād eva tat sarvam iti me niścitā matiḥ | ātmapratiṣṭhā prajñā vā mama nāsti tato 'nyathā ||
ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಸ್ವಭಾವದಿಂದಲೇ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದು ನನ್ನ ದೃಢ ನಿಶ್ಚಯ. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಯೋಚಿಸುವ ಸ್ವಯಂಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ ನನಗಿಲ್ಲ.
प्रह्माद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prahlāda asserts a svabhāva-centered view: outcomes and attainments arise from innate nature itself. He presents this as a firm conviction, implying that contrary theories—such as independent self-directed discernment overriding nature—do not persuade him here.
Within the didactic discussions of Śānti Parva, Prahlāda speaks as a teacher-figure, stating his concluded position in a philosophical debate about what governs human action and attainment—innate nature (svabhāva) versus other causal principles such as deliberate, self-grounded wisdom.