तद्वत्सर्वमिदं लोके दुःखं दुःखेन शाम्यति । एवमेतज्जगत्सर्वमन्योन्यातिशयोच्छ्रितम्
tadvatsarvamidaṃ loke duḥkhaṃ duḥkhena śāmyati | evametajjagatsarvamanyonyātiśayocchritam
Demikian juga, segala yang ada di dunia ini adalah derita, dan derita hanya reda oleh derita. Maka seluruh alam semesta ini seakan berdiri di atas kelebihan yang saling menandingi—yang satu mengatasi yang lain.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A crowded marketplace of kings, merchants, and ascetics all striving to outdo one another; a spiral staircase of ‘excess’ rises upward, yet each step is marked by suffering; a calm seer observes the pattern.
Rivalry-driven life perpetuates distress; seeing this clearly supports detachment and the search for lasting peace.
No site is named; the verse presents a universal diagnosis of saṃsāra.
None is specified; the teaching is philosophical and ethical rather than ritual.