Shloka 39
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
सुखं वा यदि वा दु:खं प्रियं वा यदि वाप्रियम् । प्राप्त प्राप्तमुपासीत हृदयेनापराजित:
sukhaṃ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṃ priyaṃ vā yadi vāpriyam | prāptaṃ prāptam upāsīta hṛdayenāparājitaḥ ||
ब्राह्मण उवाच— सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं प्रियं वा यदि वाप्रियम् । प्राप्तं प्राप्तमुपासीत हृदयेनापराजितः ॥
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain equanimity: accept whatever arrives—pleasant or unpleasant—without inner defeat. The ethical ideal is resilience and self-mastery, where one’s heart remains unconquered by changing fortunes.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, a Brāhmaṇa speaker delivers counsel on right conduct and mental discipline, emphasizing how a wise person should meet life’s alternating experiences with steady acceptance.