Shloka 15
Jñāna-plava (The Raft of Knowledge): Svabhāva, Prajñā, and the Ascent to Ātmajñāna
सर्वतश्न प्रशान्ता ये सर्वभूतहिते रता: । न क्रुद्धयन्ति न हृष्यन्ति नापराध्यन्ति करह्िचित्
sarvataś ca praśāntā ye sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ | na kruddhyanti na hṛṣyanti nāparādhyanti karhi cit ||
Jaigiṣavya disse: “Aqueles que são plenamente tranquilos em todos os aspectos, devotados ao bem-estar de todos os seres, não se encolerizam, não se exaltam, e jamais cometem ofensa contra quem quer que seja. Tais pessoas encarnam a paz por sua conduta e benevolência universal.”
जैगीषव्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
True serenity is shown through universal benevolence and disciplined emotional balance: the ethically mature person neither erupts in anger nor swells with elation, and avoids harming or offending others at all times.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, the sage Jaigiṣavya describes the marks of a genuinely peaceful person—one whose inner calm expresses itself as constant concern for the good of all beings and faultless, non-injurious conduct.