Shloka 23
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
स्वभावादेव तत्सव॑मिति मे निश्चिता मति: । आत्मप्रतिष्ठा प्रज्ञा वा मम नास्ति ततो5न्यथा
svabhāvād eva tat sarvam iti me niścitā matiḥ | ātmapratiṣṭhā prajñā vā mama nāsti tato 'nyathā ||
என் உறுதியான முடிவு இதுவே—எல்லாம் இயல்பினாலேயே பெறப்படுகிறது; இதற்கு மாறாக எண்ணும் தன்னிறைவு கொண்ட அறிவும் எனக்கில்லை.
प्रह्माद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prahlāda asserts a svabhāva-centered view: outcomes and attainments arise from innate nature itself. He presents this as a firm conviction, implying that contrary theories—such as independent self-directed discernment overriding nature—do not persuade him here.
Within the didactic discussions of Śānti Parva, Prahlāda speaks as a teacher-figure, stating his concluded position in a philosophical debate about what governs human action and attainment—innate nature (svabhāva) versus other causal principles such as deliberate, self-grounded wisdom.