Shloka 83

कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः

Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time

Devanagari script

तुल्यद्वेष्यप्रिया दान्ता मुच्यन्ते कर्मबन्धनै: । जो कहीं आसक्त नहीं होते

Transliteration

tulyadveṣyapriyā dāntā mucyante karmabandhanaiḥ |

Translation

Махешвара возвещает: те, кто одинаково ровен к ненавистному и к дорогому и кто владеет собой, освобождаются от уз, выкованных их собственными деяниями. Не цепляясь за привязанность и сохраняя в отношениях дисциплинированное равновесие, они перестают быть связанными кармой и приближаются к освобождению.

Word by Word

• तुल्यद्वेष्यप्रियाḥ: having enemies and friends as equal
• तुल्यद्वेष्यप्रियाḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य-द्वेष्य-प्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दान्ताḥ: self-controlled, restrained
• दान्ताḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मुच्यन्ते: are released, become free
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada (Passive sense), Third, Plural

• कर्मबन्धनैः: by/through the bonds of action (karmic bonds)
• कर्मबन्धनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म-बन्धन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Equanimity toward both the dear and the disliked, together with sense-control, dissolves karmic bondage; inner discipline and non-attachment are presented as direct means toward liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara is speaking as a spiritual authority, summarizing a criterion of the liberated person: one who treats friend and foe alike and remains self-restrained is said to be freed from the binding consequences of action.