Mahabharata 11.4.8 — Stree Parva, Adhyaya 4, Shloka 8
Saṃsāra-gahana-jñāna: Vidura’s Account of Embodiment, Bondage, and Dharmic Release (संसारगहन-ज्ञानम्)
त॑ बद्धमिन्द्रियै: पाशै: संगस्वादुभिरावृतम् । व्यसनान्यपि वर्तन्ते विविधानि नराधिप
ta baddham indriyaiḥ pāśaiḥ saṅgasvādubhir āvṛtam | vyasanāny api vartante vividhāni narādhipa
ಓ ನರಾಧಿಪ! ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಪಾಶಗಳಿಂದ ಬಂಧಿತನಾಗಿ, ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯ ಸಿಹಿಯಾದ ರುಚಿಗಳಿಂದ ಆವೃತನಾದವನನ್ನು ನಾನಾವಿಧ ವ್ಯಸನಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ವಿಪತ್ತುಗಳು ಆವರಿಸುತ್ತವೆ.
विदुर उवाच
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Sense-pleasures and attachment act like snares: once the mind is bound by them, diverse misfortunes and vices arise. The ethical counsel is restraint (indriya-nigraha) and vigilance against seductive attachments.
Vidura addresses a king, offering moral-political counsel. He explains how rulers (and people generally) fall into trouble when they become enslaved by sensory cravings and the sweetness of attachment.
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