Shloka 82
Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship
सोऽहं न तेऽरिर्न ममासि शत्रुः सुबाहुरेषो न ममापकारी ।
दृष्टं मया सर्वमिदं यथात्मा अन्विष्यतां भूप ! रिपुस्त्वयान्यः ॥
so 'haṃ na te 'rir na mamāsi śatruḥ subāhur eṣo na mamāpakārī |
dṛṣṭaṃ mayā sarvam idaṃ yathātmā anviṣyatāṃ bhūpa ripus tvayānyaḥ ||
Aku bukan musuhmu, dan engkau juga bukan lawanku. Subāhu ini bukanlah pelaku kejahatan terhadapku. Aku telah melihat semuanya sebagai Diri (Ātman). Carilah, wahai raja—musuh itu adalah yang lain (bukan seperti sangkaanmu).
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FAQs
Hostility is often misdirected; the true adversary is ignorance and the passions that arise from it. The verse models peacemaking grounded in self-knowledge rather than mere diplomacy.
Ethical-philosophical counsel within narrative (dharma/upadeśa), not a direct statement of sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.
Seeing ‘all as the Self’ (yathātmā) collapses the subject–object split that generates ‘enemy.’ The instruction ‘seek the enemy elsewhere’ points inward to the ego-sense and its projections.