Shloka 186
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
स्रोतसासकृदाक्षिप्तं द्वियमाणं बलीयसा । इस प्रकार यह संसार असहाय तथा मोह, शोकमें डूबा हुआ है। कर्मोके अत्यन्त प्रबल प्रवाहमें पड़कर बार-बार उसकी आधि-व्याधिरूपी तरंगोंके थपेड़े सहता और विवश होकर इधर-से-उधर बहता रहता है
srotasā sakṛd ākṣiptaṃ dvīyamāṇaṃ balīyasā |
Dunia ini bagaikan sesuatu yang terperangkap dalam arus sungai: sekali direnggut oleh aliran, ia diseret dan dihempas oleh daya yang lebih kuat. Maka, dalam keadaan tidak berdaya dan diselubungi kekeliruan, ia tenggelam dalam dukacita, berkali-kali dipukul gelombang penderitaan dan penyakit; dan—ditundukkan oleh arus karma yang amat perkasa—terus hanyut dari satu tempat ke tempat lain bertentangan dengan kehendaknya.
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Saṃsāra is driven by the powerful current of karma; when one is seized by it, one becomes helplessly tossed between pleasure and pain. The ethical implication is to cultivate discernment and steadiness (dharma-based conduct and inner detachment) rather than being carried away by delusion and grief.
The Vyādha is instructing his listener through a vivid metaphor: like an object swept into a river, the embodied being is dragged by forces stronger than itself. He explains the human condition—repeatedly battered by suffering—so the listener may turn toward dharma and clarity.