Shloka 24
अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment
अलाभे सति वा लाभे समदर्शी महातपा: । न जिजीविषुवत् किंचिन्न मुमूर्षवदाचरन्
alābhe sati vā lābhe samadarśī mahātapāḥ | na jijīviṣuvat kiñcin na mumūrṣuvad ācaran |
ଲାଭ ହେଉ କି ଅଲାଭ—ଦୁହିଁ ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ ମୋର ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ସମ ରହିବ। ମହାତପ ଓ ସଂଯମରେ ନିଷ୍ଠ ହୋଇ, ଜୀବିବାକୁ ଆକାଂକ୍ଷା କରୁଥିବାମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ନୁହେଁ, ମରିବାକୁ ଆକାଂକ୍ଷା କରୁଥିବାମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ମଧ୍ୟ ମୁଁ କୌଣସି ଆଚରଣ କରିବି ନାହିଁ।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
To remain steady-minded in both gain and loss, and to avoid actions motivated by desperate attachment to life or by a morbid desire for death—choosing disciplined, dharmic conduct rooted in equanimity.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner peace, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a vow-like resolve: he will maintain impartiality toward outcomes and will not let fear, craving, or despair dictate his behavior.