Shloka 356

Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)

Devanagari script

सम: सर्वेषु भूतेषु ब्रह्माणमभिवर्तते । जिसने ममता और अहंकारका त्याग कर दिया है

Transliteration

samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu brahmāṇam abhivartate |

Translation

ଯେ ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂତପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ସମଭାବ ରଖେ, ସେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଭାବକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ। ଯିଏ ମମତା ଓ ଅହଂକାର ତ୍ୟାଗ କରିଛି, ଶୀତ-ଉଷ୍ଣ ଆଦି ଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱକୁ ସମଭାବରେ ସହେ, ଯାହାର ସନ୍ଦେହ ଦୂର ହୋଇଯାଇଛି, ଯିଏ କେବେ କ୍ରୋଧ ଓ ଦ୍ୱେଷ କରେନି, ମିଥ୍ୟା କହେନି, ଗାଳି ଶୁଣିଲେ କିମ୍ବା ମାଡ଼ ଖାଇଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ କାହାର ଅହିତ ଚିନ୍ତା କରେନି, ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୈତ୍ରୀଭାବ ଧାରଣ କରେ; ମନ, ବାଣୀ ଓ କର୍ମରେ କୌଣସି ଜୀବକୁ ଦୁଃଖ ଦେଉନି ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କୁ ସମଦୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ଦେଖେ—ସେହି ଯୋଗୀ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଭାବକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• समः: equanimous
• समः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• भूतेषु: beings
• भूतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahman (the Absolute)
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभिवर्तते: attains/approaches (comes to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (वर्तते) with अभि-
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Brahman
• yogin

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Equanimity toward all beings—expressed as freedom from ego and possessiveness, endurance of dualities, truthfulness, non-hatred, and non-harm in thought, speech, and action—is presented as the direct discipline by which a yogin attains Brahman-realization.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Vyāsa delivers a didactic description of the marks of a true yogin: one who remains friendly and harmless even under provocation and who treats all beings equally, thereby reaching the Brahman-state.