Shloka 14
Brahmopadeśa: Ahiṃsā, Jñāna, and the Kṣetrajña–Sattva Analysis
Chapter 49
इदं श्रेय इदं श्रेय इत्येवं व्युत्थितो जन: । यो हि यस्मिन् रतो धर्मे स तं पूजयते सदा,“यही कल्याण-मार्ग है, यही कल्याण-मार्ग है'--इस प्रकारकी बातें सुनकर मनुष्य- समुदाय विचलित हो गया है। जो जिस धर्ममें रत है, वह उसीका सदा आदर करता है
idaṁ śreya idaṁ śreya ityevaṁ vyutthito janaḥ | yo hi yasmin rato dharme sa taṁ pūjayate sadā ||
“Este é o verdadeiro bem, este é o verdadeiro bem!”—ao ouvir tais afirmações concorrentes, as pessoas ficam inquietas e são puxadas em direções diversas. Pois cada um honra invariavelmente aquele mesmo dharma ao qual se devota; ao caminho a que se apega, a esse só reverencia continuamente.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
People often proclaim their own path as the sole ‘śreyas’ (true good). Such competing assertions can unsettle society, because individuals naturally honor and defend the dharma to which they are personally devoted. The verse highlights the role of attachment and sectarian preference in ethical/religious disputes.
Vāyudeva comments on how the populace becomes disturbed by hearing many voices each insisting, ‘This alone is the path of welfare.’ He explains the psychological reason: each person praises and venerates the dharma in which he is engaged, leading to disagreement and confusion.