Shloka 43
नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः
Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva
द्वद्धारामेषु भूतेषु गच्छन्त्येकेकशो नरा: । इदमन्यत् पद पश्य मात्र मोहं करिष्यसि
dvandvārāmeṣu bhūteṣu gacchanty ekekaśo narāḥ | idam anyat padaṃ paśya mātra mohaṃ kariṣyasi ||
सुख-दुःख इत्यादी द्वंद्वांच्या खेळात रमलेल्या प्राण्यांमध्ये मनुष्य एकेक करून त्या अनुभवांतून जातात—कुणाला सुख, कुणाला दुःख. पण या सर्वांहून भिन्न असे ते ‘अन्य पद’ पाहा; त्याविषयी मोह करू नका.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human experience is entangled in dvandvas (opposites like pleasure and pain), which individuals undergo in turn. Nārada urges the listener to discern a different ‘pada’—a state beyond these dualities (implied Brahman)—and not to fall into delusion about it.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on liberation and right understanding, Nārada speaks as a teacher, contrasting ordinary life—where beings ‘enjoy’ and suffer dualities—with the higher, distinct goal that should be contemplated without confusion.