Mahabharata 3.2.27 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 27
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
मनसो दुःखमूलं तु स्नेह इत्युपलभ्यते । स्नेहात् तु सज्जते जन्तुर्दुःखयोगमुपैति च
manaso duḥkhamūlaṃ tu sneha ityupalabhyate | snehāt tu sajjate jantur duḥkhayogamupaiti ca ||
ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ମନର ଦୁଃଖର ମୂଳ ‘ସ୍ନେହ’ ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ଆସକ୍ତି ବୋଲି ଜଣାପଡ଼େ। ସେଇ ଆସକ୍ତିରୁ ଜୀବ ଲଗି ରହେ ଏବଂ ଦୁଃଖସଂଯୋଗକୁ ପାଏ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mental suffering is traced to sneha—clinging attachment. When one fastens the mind to people, possessions, or outcomes, that very dependence makes one vulnerable to loss, fear, and grief; thus attachment becomes the causal doorway to duḥkha.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a reflective, didactic point is being stated: the text identifies the psychological and ethical mechanism by which beings become bound to sorrow—through attachment that leads them to cling and thereby encounter suffering.
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