Shloka 20
Jñāna-plava (The Raft of Knowledge): Svabhāva, Prajñā, and the Ascent to Ātmajñāna
यद् यदिच्छन्ति तत् तस्मादपि गच्छन्तु मानवा: । न मे निन्दाप्रशंसाभ्यां हासवृद्धी भविष्यत:
yad yad icchanti tat tasmād api gacchantu mānavāḥ | na me nindāpraśaṃsābhyāṃ hāsavṛddhī bhaviṣyataḥ ||
ໃຫ້ຜູ້ຄົນເອົາຈາກຄຳຕຳນິແລະຄຳສັນລະເສີນຕາມທີ່ເຂົາປາດຖະໜາ. ສຳລັບຂ້ອຍ ຈາກການຕຳນິຫຼືການຊົມເຊີຍ ຈະບໍ່ເກີດທັງການຂາດທຶນ ຫຼືການເພີ່ມພູນ—ບໍ່ມີການຫຼຸດລົງ ແລະບໍ່ມີການເຕີບໂຕ.
जैगीषव्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
To remain inwardly steady and unaffected by others’ praise or blame. People may use criticism or commendation for their own purposes, but the disciplined person does not let public opinion create either a sense of loss or a sense of gain.
Jaigiṣavya is presenting a reflective, ascetic-ethical stance typical of Śānti Parva instruction: he declares his independence from social approval and disapproval, emphasizing inner freedom and equanimity as marks of wisdom.