Shloka 30
Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)
न क्वचित् सुखमत्यन्तं न क्वचिच्छाश्वती स्थिति: । स्थानाच्च महतो भ्रंशो दुःखलब्धात् पुन: पुन:,जीवको कहीं भी अत्यन्त सुख नहीं मिलता। किसी भी लोकमें वह सदा नहीं रहने पाता। तपस्या आदिके द्वारा कितने ही कष्ट सहकर बड़े-से-बड़े स्थानको क्यों न प्राप्त किया जाय, वहाँसे भी बार-बार नीचे आना ही पड़ता है
na kvacit sukham atyantaṃ na kvacic chāśvatī sthitiḥ | sthānāc ca mahato bhraṃśo duḥkha-labdhāt punaḥ punaḥ ||
Disse o Siddha: “Em parte alguma um ser vivo obtém felicidade absoluta; em parte alguma se permanece para sempre. Ainda que, por austeridades e outras disciplinas, se alcance a mais alta posição após suportar grande sofrimento, desse lugar elevado também se deve cair, repetidas vezes.”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
All worldly and even celestial attainments are impermanent: perfect, lasting happiness is not found in any realm, and even hard-won exalted states are subject to decline. Therefore one should cultivate detachment and seek what is beyond change.
A Siddha addresses the listener with a reflective instruction on the instability of all “stations” (worlds or ranks). The point is to temper pride in achievement and to redirect aspiration from temporary rewards to enduring spiritual realization.