Shloka 9
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमाप: प्रविशन्ति यद्धत् । तद्वत् कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकाम:
āpūryamāṇam acala-pratiṣṭhaṁ samudram āpaḥ praviśanti yadvat | tadvat kāmā yaṁ praviśanti sarve sa śāntim āpnoti na kāma-kāmaḥ ||
जसे सर्व बाजूंनी येणारे नद्यांचे जल सदैव भरत असलेल्या, अचल प्रतिष्ठित समुद्रात त्याला विचलित न करता सामावते, तसेच सर्व भोग ज्याच्या ठायी कोणताही विकार न उत्पन्न करता प्रवेश करतात, तोच परम शांती प्राप्त करतो—भोगांची आस धरणारा नव्हे.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Peace is attained by inner steadiness: when pleasures and desires arise or present themselves, they are allowed to ‘enter’ without agitating the mind. The craving-driven person (kāma-kāmaḥ) remains restless, but the self-possessed person, like the ocean, stays full and unmoved.
Vyāsa delivers a didactic instruction in the Śānti Parva, using a vivid simile: rivers flow into the ocean without disturbing it. Likewise, the wise person remains stable even amid many enjoyments, illustrating the ethical ideal of restraint and non-attachment.