Shloka 31
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
सुखदु:खे यथा सम्यगनित्ये य: प्रपश्यति । कायं चामेध्यसंघातं विनाशं कर्मसंहितम्
sukhaduḥkhe yathā samyag anitye yaḥ prapaśyati | kāyaṃ cāmedhyasaṅghātaṃ vināśaṃ karmasaṃhitam ||
Sang brāhmaṇa berkata: Sesiapa yang melihat dengan jelas bahawa suka dan duka benar-benar tidak kekal, memandang tubuh sebagai himpunan unsur yang tidak suci, dan memahami kematian sebagai akibat yang dibentuk oleh perbuatannya—orang itu melonggarkan keterikatan pada rupa duniawi dan berupaya menyeberangi lautan saṃsāra yang menggerunkan serta sukar diseberangi.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right discernment (samyag-darśana) is emphasized: seeing pleasure and pain as impermanent, recognizing the body’s impure and composite nature, and understanding death as conditioned by karma. This insight weakens attachment and supports liberation from saṃsāra.
A brāhmaṇa is instructing the listener in a reflective, renunciatory teaching within the Ashvamedhika Parva, presenting a contemplative view of embodied life—its transience, impurity, and karmic causality—as a means to transcend worldly bondage.