Shloka 31
नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः
Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva
रोगोंसे पीड़ित हुए मनुष्य वैद्योंको बहुत-सा धन देते हैं और वैद्यलोग रोग दूर करनेकी बहुत चेष्टा करते हैं, तो भी उन रोगियोंकी पीड़ा दूर नहीं कर पाते हैं ।।
te cātinipuṇā vaidyāḥ kuśalāḥ sambhṛtauṣadhāḥ | vyādhibhiḥ parikṛṣyante mṛgā vyādhair ivārditāḥ ||
Nārada disse: Os homens afligidos por doenças dão muito dinheiro aos médicos, e os médicos se esforçam intensamente para afastar o mal; ainda assim, não conseguem remover a dor desses doentes. Até médicos extremamente hábeis—peritos no tratamento e bem providos de remédios—são arrastados pelas doenças, como cervos abatidos por caçadores.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most competent and well-equipped experts cannot fully master fate and suffering; therefore one should avoid pride in worldly skill and cultivate humility, dharmic living, and inner steadiness amid illness and adversity.
Nārada illustrates a moral point with a vivid simile: physicians, despite their expertise and stores of medicines, can themselves be overwhelmed by disease—just as deer, despite their natural agility, are felled by hunters.