Shloka 39
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
सुखं वा यदि वा दु:खं प्रियं वा यदि वाप्रियम् । प्राप्त प्राप्तमुपासीत हृदयेनापराजित:,अतः बुद्धिमान पुरुषको चाहिये कि सुख या दु:ख, प्रिय अथवा अप्रिय, जो-जो प्राप्त हो जाय, उसका हृदयसे स्वागत करे, कभी हिम्मत न हारे
sukhaṃ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṃ priyaṃ vā yadi vāpriyam | prāptaṃ prāptam upāsīta hṛdayenāparājitaḥ ||
Brahmana itu berkata: “Sama ada yang datang itu bahagia atau duka, sama ada menyenangkan atau tidak menyenangkan—apa jua yang diperoleh, terimalah sebagaimana ia datang, sambutlah dengan hati yang tidak terkalahkan, jangan biarkan tekad batin ditewaskan.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain equanimity: accept whatever arrives—pleasant or unpleasant—without inner defeat. The ethical ideal is resilience and self-mastery, where one’s heart remains unconquered by changing fortunes.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, a Brāhmaṇa speaker delivers counsel on right conduct and mental discipline, emphasizing how a wise person should meet life’s alternating experiences with steady acceptance.