Shloka 25
Episode of King Vena: Deceptive Doctrine, Compassion, and the Contest over Dharma
यथा जलेषु भूतानामपिसंगमवेहि तत् । जायते बुद्बुदाकारं तद्वद्भूतसमागमः
yathā jaleṣu bhūtānāmapisaṃgamavehi tat | jāyate budbudākāraṃ tadvadbhūtasamāgamaḥ
Как в воде соединение существ узнаётся по тому, что принимает вид пузыря, так и встреча воплощённых — лишь краткое соприкосновение, подобное пузырю.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa narrative)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भूतानामपिसंगमवेहि = भूतानाम् + अपि + सङ्गमम् + अवेहि; तद्वद्भूतसमागमः = तद्वत् + भूतसमागमः
FAQs
It teaches the impermanence of worldly associations, comparing the meeting of beings to a bubble that forms briefly in water and quickly passes.
A bubble is momentary and fragile; the metaphor highlights how transient and insubstantial embodied gatherings and relationships can be in saṁsāra.
It encourages detachment and clarity: value virtue and spiritual pursuit over clinging to temporary social or material conjunctions.