Shloka 8
Within the Greatness of Guru-tīrtha: The Episode of Nahuṣa and Aśokasundarī
in the Cyavana account
प्रकृतिं नैव जानाति ज्ञानविज्ञानकीं कलाम् । अयं शुद्धश्च धर्मज्ञ आत्मा वेत्ति च सुंदरि
prakṛtiṃ naiva jānāti jñānavijñānakīṃ kalām | ayaṃ śuddhaśca dharmajña ātmā vetti ca suṃdari
ມັນບໍ່ຮູ້ຈັກປຣະກຣິຕິເລີຍ ແລະບໍ່ຮູ້ຈັກພະລັງທີ່ເປັນຍານແລະວິຍານດ້ວຍ. ໂອ ນາງຜູ້ງາມ! ອາດມັນນີ້ບໍລິສຸດ ແລະຮູ້ທັນທຳມະ; ຜູ້ຮູ້ແທ້ຄືອາດມັນນີ້ເທົ່ານັ້ນ
Unspecified (addressing a female interlocutor, ‘sundari’); likely a male teacher-figure speaking within a dialogue context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नैव = न + एव; शुद्धश्च = शुद्धः + च.
FAQs
It distinguishes the pure Ātman (Self) from Prakṛti (material nature), asserting that true knowing belongs to the Self, while material nature is not the ultimate knower.
Jñāna refers to conceptual or scriptural knowledge, while vijñāna implies realized, experiential insight—discernment that confirms truth directly.
It suggests that alignment with dharma is rooted in purity and right discernment; ethical clarity arises when one identifies with the Self rather than being driven by material conditioning.