Shloka 11
Adhyāya 180: Jīva, Śarīra, and the Fire Analogy (भृगु–भरद्वाज संवादः)
स्वभावादेव संदृश्या वर्तमाना: प्रवृत्तय: । स्वभावनिरता: सर्वाः परितुष्येन्न केनचित्
svabhāvādeva saṃdṛśyā vartamānāḥ pravṛttayaḥ | svabhāvaniratāḥ sarvāḥ parituṣyenna kenacit ||
«ຄວນເຂົ້າໃຈວ່າ ດ້ວຍສະພາວະຂອງຕົນເອງ—ທີ່ຖືກປັ້ນແຕ່ງໂດຍກຳເກົ່າ—ແນວໂນ້ມທີ່ເຫັນໃນສັດທັງປວງຈຶ່ງປາກົດໃນປັດຈຸບັນ. ສັດທັງໝົດຝັງຕົວຢູ່ໃນສະພາວະຂອງຕົນ ແລະບໍ່ມີທີ່ພຶ່ງອື່ນ. ເມື່ອຮູ້ຄວາມລະອຽດນີ້ແລ້ວ ມະນຸດບໍ່ຄວນພໍໃຈຢ່າງເຉື່ອຍຊາໃນສະພາບໃດໆ».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Present behavior arises from svabhāva, which is conditioned by past karma; therefore one should not excuse oneself or become complacent, but consciously strive to refine conduct in line with dharma.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma explains how innate disposition governs people’s actions and urges a disciplined, non-complacent pursuit of ethical improvement.