Mahabharata 3.2.78 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 78
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
सम्यक्संकल्पसंबन्धात् सम्यक् चेन्द्रियनिग्रहात् । सम्यग्व्रतविशेषाच्च सम्यक् च गुरुसेवनात्
samyak-saṅkalpa-sambandhāt samyak cendriya-nigrahāt | samyag-vrata-viśeṣāc ca samyak ca guru-sevanāt ||
संकल्पांना योग्य रीतीने एका ध्येयाशी जोडून ठेवणे, इंद्रियांचा सम्यक् निग्रह करणे, अहिंसादि विशेष व्रतांचे यथाविधि पालन करणे आणि गुरूची योग्य सेवा करणे—यांद्वारे मनुष्य परम कल्याणाकडे जातो.
शौनक उवाच
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True welfare (parama-kalyāṇa) arises from disciplined inner and outer practice: focused resolve (saṅkalpa), restraint of the senses (indriya-nigraha), faithful observance of ethical vows (vrata, e.g., ahiṃsā), and humble service to the guru (guru-sevā).
Śaunaka, in a didactic mode, enumerates foundational disciplines for spiritual progress. Rather than describing an event, the verse functions as instruction within the broader forest-book context, emphasizing the means to attain the highest good.
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