Shloka 7
Brahmopadeśa on Saṃnyāsa, Tapas, and Jñāna (ब्रह्मोपदेशः—संन्यासतपोज्ञानविमर्शः)
यो विद्वान् सहवासं च विवासं चैव पश्यति । तथैवैकत्वनानात्वे स दुःखात् प्रतिमुच्यते,जो विद्वान संयोगको भी वियोगके रूपमें ही देखता है तथा वैसे ही नानात्वमें एकत्व देखता है, वह दुःखसे सर्वथा मुक्त हो जाता है
yo vidvān sahavāsaṃ ca vivāsaṃ caiva paśyati | tathaivaikatva-nānātve sa duḥkhāt pratimucyate ||
Vāyu bersabda: Orang bijaksana melihat bahawa sekalipun kebersamaan pun mengandungi sifat perpisahan; dan demikian juga, di tengah kepelbagaian yang tampak, dia menangkap kesatuan yang mendasari. Dengan pengertian yang jernih itu, seseorang terbebas sepenuhnya daripada dukacita.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief diminishes when one recognizes impermanence in relationships (togetherness already contains the certainty of separation) and also discerns a deeper unity beneath the world’s many forms. This balanced vision—of transience and underlying oneness—loosens attachment and frees the mind from sorrow.
In the Ashvamedhika Parva, Vāyudeva speaks as a teacher, offering a reflective instruction meant to steady the listener’s mind: interpret life’s unions and separations with wisdom, and contemplate unity amid diversity, so that sorrow does not take hold.