Shloka 23
Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions
एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्व शिवश्चैव जगत्पति: । सोमश्न भगवान् देव: सर्वे च परमर्षय:
eṣa brahmā ca viṣṇuś ca śivaś caiva jagatpatiḥ | somaś ca bhagavān devaḥ sarve ca paramarṣayaḥ | (samudvignaṃ samīkṣya tvāṃ svastīty ūcur jayāya te |)
Vasiṣṭha berkata: “Lihatlah—Brahmā, Viṣṇu dan Śiva, Penguasa jagat; juga dewa Soma yang mulia, serta semua resi agung. Melihat engkau gundah, mereka melafazkan berkat yang membawa tuah demi kemenanganmu.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
When the mind is shaken (samudvigna), one should receive and cultivate ‘svasti’—auspicious confidence grounded in dharma. The verse presents divine and sage authority as restoring steadiness and courage, implying that righteous effort is supported by higher order and wise counsel.
Vasiṣṭha points out that the great deities—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva—along with Soma and the supreme seers, observe the addressed person’s distress and pronounce auspicious words, specifically wishing victory.