Shloka 37
अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment
एतया संततं धृत्या चरन्नेवंप्रकारया । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिवेदनाभिरभिद्रुतम् । देहं संस्थापयिष्यामि निर्भयं मार्गमास्थित:
etayā santataṃ dhṛtyā carann evaṃprakārayā | janmamṛtyujarāvyādhivedanābhir abhidrutm | dehaṃ saṃsthāpayiṣyāmi nirbhayaṃ mārgam āsthitaḥ ||
ಈ ಅಚಲ ಧೃತಿಯನ್ನು ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಧರಿಸಿ, ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಾ, ಜನನ–ಮರಣ–ಜರಾ–ವ್ಯಾಧಿಗಳ ವೇದನೆಗಳಿಂದ ಆಕ್ರಮಿತವಾದ ಈ ದೇಹವನ್ನೂ ನಾನು ಸಂಯಮಿಸಿ ಸ್ಥಿರಪಡಿಸುವೆನು—ನಿರ್ಭಯ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತು.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady perseverance (dhṛti) in a disciplined way of life enables one to remain composed even while the body is naturally afflicted by birth, death, aging, and disease; one should stand firm on a fear-free spiritual path rather than be shaken by inevitable suffering.
Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in the first person, affirming his resolve: by continuously practicing the described discipline with unwavering fortitude, he will maintain bodily composure despite life’s unavoidable afflictions, having committed himself to a fearless path of conduct and realization.