Shloka 57
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
इष्टदारवियुक्ताश्च पुत्रशोकान्वितास्तथा । दहामाना: सम शोकेन गृहं गच्छन्ति नित्यश:,प्रिय पत्नीके वियोग और पुत्रशोकसे संतप्त हो कितने ही प्राणी प्रतिदिन शोककी आगमें जलते हुए इस मरघटसे अपने घरको लौटते हैं
iṣṭadāraviyuktāś ca putraśokānvitās tathā | dahyamānāḥ samaśokena gṛhaṃ gacchanti nityaśaḥ ||
Jambuka berkata: “Terpisah daripada isteri-isteri yang dikasihi dan dihimpit dukacita atas anak-anak lelaki, banyak makhluk—hari demi hari terbakar dalam api kesedihan yang sama—meninggalkan tanah pembakaran mayat ini lalu kembali semula ke rumah mereka.”
जम्बुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the repetitive, consuming nature of worldly attachment: even after confronting death at the cremation-ground, people return to household life still burning with the same grief. It implicitly urges vairāgya (dispassion) and steadiness of mind in the face of inevitable loss.
Jambuka is describing a common human scene: mourners who have lost a beloved wife or a son come to the cremation-ground, are scorched by sorrow, and yet repeatedly go back to their homes—showing how ordinary life continues while grief persists.