Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

चक्षुराहारसंहारैर्मनसा दर्शनेन च । समाहितचित्त मुनिको चाहिये कि वह हृदयके राग आदि दोषोंको नष्ट करके योगमें सहायता पहुँचानेवाले देश

Transliteration

cakṣur-āhāra-saṁhāraiḥ manasā darśanena ca | samāhita-citto munir hṛdayasya rāgādi-doṣān nirhṛtya yogopakārakeṣu deśa-karma-anurāga-artha-upāya-apāya-niścaya-cakṣuḥ-āhāra-saṁhāra-manas-darśaneṣu dvādaśasu yogeṣv āśritya dhyāna-yogaṁ abhyaset || naiva icchati na ca anicchaḥ yātrā-mātra-vyavasthitaḥ | nirlobho vyathā-rahitaś ca jitendriyaḥ | na kṛtyena prayojanaṁ tasya na ca akṛtyenaiva | yasya indriyāṇi manaś ca kadācit na calanti | yasya manorathaḥ paripūrṇaḥ | yaḥ sarva-bhūteṣu sama-dṛṣṭiṁ maitrī-bhāvaṁ ca dhārayati | loṣṭa-aśma-kāñcanaṁ samam paśyati | priya-apriyeṣu abheda-darśī | dhīraḥ nindā-stutyoḥ samaḥ | sarva-bhogeṣu niḥspṛhaḥ | dṛḍhaṁ brahmacarya-vrate sthitaḥ | sarva-bhūteṣu ahiṁsā-bhāva-varjitaḥ sa sāṅkhya-yogī saṁsāra-bandhanāt mucyate ||

Translation

ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ସମାହିତଚିତ୍ତ ମୁନି ପ୍ରଥମେ ରାଗ ଆଦି ଅନ୍ତର୍ଦୋଷକୁ ନାଶ କରି ଧ୍ୟାନଯୋଗ ଅଭ୍ୟାସ କରିବା ଉଚିତ, ଏବଂ ଯୋଗକୁ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରୁଥିବା ଦ୍ୱାଦଶ ଆଶ୍ରୟ—ଯଥାଯୋଗ୍ୟ ଦେଶ, ଯଥୋଚିତ କର୍ମ, ସଂଯମିତ ଅନୁରାଗ, ଯଥାର୍ଥ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ, କୁଶଳ ଉପାୟ, ଅପାୟ-ବୋଧ, ଦୃଢ଼ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ, ଦୃଷ୍ଟି-ନିଗ୍ରହ, ଆହାର-ନିୟମ, ସଂହାର (ସଂଯମ), ମନୋନିଗ୍ରହ ଓ ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ଦର୍ଶନ—ର ଆଶ୍ରୟ ନେବା ଉଚିତ। ଏମିତି ଜ୍ଞାନୀ ନ କିଛି ଇଚ୍ଛା କରେ, ନ ଦ୍ୱେଷରୁ ଅନିଚ୍ଛା; ଜୀବନନିର୍ବାହମାତ୍ର ପାଇଁ ଯାହା ମିଳେ ତାହାରେ ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ ରହେ।

Word by Word

• चक्षुः: eye; sight
• चक्षुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आहार: food; intake
• आहार: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संहारैः: by withdrawals/restraints
• संहारैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दर्शनेन: by seeing/vision; by contemplation
• दर्शनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• इच्छति: desires
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अनिच्छः: one who is averse; unwilling
• अनिच्छः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिच्छ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यात्रा: maintenance; livelihood
• यात्रा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मात्र: only; merely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मात्र

• व्यवस्थितः: steadfast; settled; established
• व्यवस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यवस्थित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• muni (sage)
• Sāṅkhya-yogin
• clod of earth (loṣṭa)
• stone (aśman)
• gold (kāñcana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Liberation comes through disciplined meditation supported by practical restraints (place, conduct, regulated senses and food, right view) and by inner virtues: freedom from craving and aversion, contentment with necessities, mastery of senses, equal regard for all beings, equanimity in praise and blame, celibate restraint, and non-violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa instructs on the marks of a true contemplative (Sāṅkhya-yogin) and outlines the disciplines and attitudes by which a sage practices meditation and becomes free from saṁsāra.