Shloka 13
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
महता विधिदृष्टेन बलेनाप्रतिघातिना । स्वभावस्रोतसा वृत्तमुहते सततं जगत्,जो महान् है, जो विधाताकी ही दृष्टिमें आ सकता है तथा जिसका बल कहीं प्रतिहत नहीं होता, उस स्वभावरूप धारा-प्रवाहमें यह सारा जगत् निरन्तर बहता जा रहा है
mahatā vidhidṛṣṭena balenāpratighātinā | svabhāvasrotasā vṛttam ūhate satataṁ jagat ||
వ్యాసుడు పలికెను—సృష్టికర్తకే గోచరమైన, మహత్తరమైన, అప్రతిహతమైన విధినియమిత శక్తిచేత ఈ సమస్త జగత్తు తన స్వభావస్రోతస్సులో నిరంతరం ప్రవహించుచున్నది.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The world’s course is propelled by an immense, irresistible power aligned with cosmic ordinance (vidhi), and beings are carried along by the stream of their own inherent nature (svabhāva). This frames ethical reflection: one should act with dharma-awareness within the larger order rather than imagining absolute control over outcomes.
Vyāsa is explaining a philosophical point in the Śānti discourse: the unfolding of worldly events is continuous and forceful, driven by an overarching ordained power and by the natural tendencies of beings, so the world keeps moving like a current that cannot be easily checked.