Shloka 20

Śāṇḍilī–Suparṇa Saṃvāda

Conduct, Intention, and Restoration

Devanagari script

नातिप्रज्ञोडसि विप्रर्षे यो55त्मान॑ त्यक्तुमिच्छसि । न चापि कृत्रिम: काल: कालो हि परमेश्वर:

Transliteration

n1tiprajo 'si viprare yo 'tm1na tyaktum icchasi | na c1pi ktrima k1laa k1lo hi paramebvaraa ||

Translation

Narada berkata: “Wahai brahmarṣi, engkau tidaklah benar-benar bijaksana jika ingin meninggalkan nyawamu sendiri. Kematian bukan sesuatu yang buatan yang boleh dicipta oleh kehendak peribadi; Kālạ (Masa) itulah Tuhan Yang Maha Tinggi.”

Word by Word

• {'na': 'not', 'atipraj\x1fa\x1fa': 'exceedingly wise, very discerning', 'asi': 'you are', 'viprar\x1fe': 'O seer among br\x101hma\x1eas

• O brahmar\x1e\x1fi', 'ya\x1fa': 'who', '\x101tm\x101nam': 'oneself

• one\x1fs own life/self', 'tyaktum': 'to abandon, to give up (here: to give up life)', 'icchasi': 'you desire, you wish', 'na ca api': 'and also not

• nor indeed', 'k\x1btrima\x1fa': 'artificial, fabricated, contrived', 'k\x101la\x1fa': 'death/time

• the power of Time', 'k\x101la\x1fa hi': 'for Time indeed', 'parame\x15bvara\x1fa': 'the Supreme Lord

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• N1rada
• K1la (Time/Death)
• Paramebvara (Supreme Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should not attempt to end life by personal contrivance; death is governed by K1la, identified here with Paramebvara. Wisdom lies in aligning ones conduct with dharma and accepting the divine order rather than forcing an escape from suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

N1rada addresses a brahmari who wishes to give up his life. He rebukes the intention as lacking true discernment and teaches that death is not a humanly manufactured act but the operation of Time, which is supreme.