Shloka 31
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Remorse and Vyāsa’s Teaching on Impermanence (Śoka-nivāraṇa)
सुखं दुःखान्तमालस्यं दाक्ष्यं दुः:खं सुखोदयम् । भूति: श्रीद्वीर्धृति: कीर्तिर्देक्षे वसति नालसे
sukhaṁ duḥkhāntam ālasyaṁ dākṣyaṁ duḥkhaṁ sukhodayam | bhūtiḥ śrīr dhṛtiḥ kīrtir dakṣe vasati nālase ||
ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ଆଳସ୍ୟ ସୁଖରୂପ ପରି ଲାଗେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ତାହାର ଶେଷ ଦୁଃଖ; ଏବଂ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟଦକ୍ଷତା ପ୍ରଥମେ ଦୁଃଖରୂପ ପରି ଲାଗିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାହାରୁ ସୁଖର ଉଦୟ ହୁଏ। ଐଶ୍ୱର୍ୟ, ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ, ଧୃତି ଓ କୀର୍ତ୍ତି—ଏସବୁ ସମର୍ଥ ଓ ପରିଶ୍ରମୀ ପୁରୁଷରେ ରହେ; ଆଳସୀରେ ନୁହେଁ।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Short-term ease from idleness is deceptive because it culminates in suffering, whereas the hardship of disciplined, competent effort produces lasting happiness; therefore prosperity, fortune, resolve, and fame naturally accompany the industrious, not the lazy.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa delivers a moral instruction contrasting ālasya (sloth) with dākṣya (capable diligence), emphasizing how inner qualities determine one’s welfare and reputation.