Shloka 39
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
सुखं वा यदि वा दु:खं प्रियं वा यदि वाप्रियम् । प्राप्त प्राप्तमुपासीत हृदयेनापराजित:,अतः बुद्धिमान पुरुषको चाहिये कि सुख या दु:ख, प्रिय अथवा अप्रिय, जो-जो प्राप्त हो जाय, उसका हृदयसे स्वागत करे, कभी हिम्मत न हारे
sukhaṃ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṃ priyaṃ vā yadi vāpriyam | prāptaṃ prāptam upāsīta hṛdayenāparājitaḥ ||
Disse o brāhmane: “Quer o que venha seja felicidade ou tristeza, quer seja agradável ou desagradável—seja o que for obtido, aceite-se como vem, acolhendo-o com um coração invicto, sem jamais deixar que a firmeza interior seja vencida.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain equanimity: accept whatever arrives—pleasant or unpleasant—without inner defeat. The ethical ideal is resilience and self-mastery, where one’s heart remains unconquered by changing fortunes.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, a Brāhmaṇa speaker delivers counsel on right conduct and mental discipline, emphasizing how a wise person should meet life’s alternating experiences with steady acceptance.