Shloka 12
Satya-lakṣaṇa (The Characteristics and Forms of Truth) | सत्यलक्षणम्
एष चेष्टयते सम्यक् प्राणिन: सम्यगायतः: । असम्यगायतो भूयश्चनेष्टते विकृतं नूषु
eṣa ceṣṭayate samyak prāṇinaḥ samyag-āyataḥ | asamyag-āyato bhūyaś ceṣṭate vikṛtaṃ nṛṣu ||
नारद म्हणाले—जेव्हा हे प्राणतत्त्व देहात सम्यक् रीतीने विस्तार पावून योग्य प्रकारे कार्य करते, तेव्हा ते सर्व प्राण्यांना सुव्यवस्थित चेष्टाशक्ती देते; पण जेव्हा ते असम्यक् होते, तेव्हा मनुष्यात विकृत चेष्टा आणि देहविकार उत्पन्न करते.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rightly regulated prāṇa (vital force) sustains orderly action and well-being; when prāṇa becomes imbalanced or improperly directed, it produces disorder—both as bodily विकृति (abnormality) and as distorted activity—implying an ethical need for self-regulation and balance.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Nārada explains a principle of embodied life: the properly functioning life-breath animates all beings, while its improper functioning leads to dysfunction and disturbance in humans.