Shloka 13
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
तेषां तेषां यथा हि त्वमाश्रमाणां ततस्ततः । नानारूपगुणोद्देशं पश्य विप्र स्थितं पृथक्,विप्रवर! उन-उन आश्रमोंके जो नाना प्रकारसे गुण-सम्पन्न धर्म बताये गये हैं, उनकी पृथक्-पृथक् स्थिति है। इस बातको तुम देखो और समझो
teṣāṃ teṣāṃ yathā hi tvam āśramāṇāṃ tatastataḥ | nānārūpaguṇoddeśaṃ paśya vipra sthitaṃ pṛthak ||
Nārada berkata: “Apabila engkau meneliti setiap āśrama satu demi satu, perhatikanlah bagaimana ajaran dharma mereka—dengan pelbagai bentuk dan sifat—berdiri berasingan antara satu sama lain, wahai brāhmaṇa. Lihatlah asas masing-masing dengan jelas dan fahamilah.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is taught with different emphases for different āśramas; one should discern each stage’s distinct duties and virtues rather than forcing a single uniform rule onto all.
Nārada addresses a brāhmaṇa interlocutor and instructs him to examine, one by one, the separate standing and character of the dharmas prescribed for the various āśramas.