Shloka 23
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
स्वभावादेव तत्सव॑मिति मे निश्चिता मति: । आत्मप्रतिष्ठा प्रज्ञा वा मम नास्ति ततो5न्यथा,मेरी तो यह निश्चित धारणा है कि स्वभावसे ही सब कुछ प्राप्त होता है। मेरी आत्मनिष्ठ बुद्धि भी इसके विपरीत विचार नहीं रखती
svabhāvād eva tat sarvam iti me niścitā matiḥ | ātmapratiṣṭhā prajñā vā mama nāsti tato 'nyathā ||
എല്ലാം സ്വഭാവത്തിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ ലഭിക്കുന്നു എന്നതാണ് എന്റെ ഉറച്ച നിശ്ചയം; അതിന് വിരുദ്ധമായി ചിന്തിക്കുന്ന സ്വയംപ്രതിഷ്ഠിത പ്രജ്ഞയും എനിക്കില്ല.
प्रह्माद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prahlāda asserts a svabhāva-centered view: outcomes and attainments arise from innate nature itself. He presents this as a firm conviction, implying that contrary theories—such as independent self-directed discernment overriding nature—do not persuade him here.
Within the didactic discussions of Śānti Parva, Prahlāda speaks as a teacher-figure, stating his concluded position in a philosophical debate about what governs human action and attainment—innate nature (svabhāva) versus other causal principles such as deliberate, self-grounded wisdom.