Shloka 39
Skanda-janma: Śivā/Svāhā, Agni, and the Manifestation of Guha
Mahābhārata 3.214
परित्यजति यो दु:खं सुखं चाप्युभयं नर: । ब्रह्म प्राप्नोति सो5त्यन्तमसड्रेन च गच्छति,जो मनुष्य दुःख और सुख दोनोंको त्याग देता है, वही अनन्त ब्रह्मपदको प्राप्त होता है। अनासक्तिके द्वारा भी उसी पदकी प्राप्ति होती है
parityajati yo duḥkhaṃ sukhaṃ cāpy ubhayaṃ naraḥ | brahma prāpnoti so ’tyantam asaṅgena ca gacchati ||
Diz o caçador: “Quem renuncia tanto à dor quanto ao prazer—sem ser impelido por nenhum dos dois—alcança o Brahman supremo. Esse mesmo estado mais alto é atingido pelo desapego, atravessando a vida sem se prender.”
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Freedom is gained by transcending emotional dependence on both pleasure and pain. When one neither craves सुख (pleasure) nor resists दुःख (pain), and lives with asaṅga (non-attachment), one becomes fit for realization of Brahman—the highest goal beyond worldly dualities.
In the Vana Parva’s dialogue traditionally known as the Vyādha’s instruction, the hunter teaches a seeker about dharma and liberation. Here he summarizes a key ethical-spiritual point: liberation is not achieved by chasing pleasant outcomes or fleeing unpleasant ones, but by inner detachment and steady-mindedness that leads to the supreme state.