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Shloka 38

Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)

शीतमुष्णं तथैवार्थमनर्थ प्रियमप्रियम्‌ । जीवितं मरणं चैव ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा,जिस समय मनुष्य निनन्‍्दा और स्तुतिको समान भावसे समझता है, सोना-लोहा, सुख- दुःख, सर्दी-गर्मी, अर्थ-अनर्थ, प्रिय-अप्रिय तथा जीवन-मरणमें भी उसकी समान दृष्टि हो जाती है, उस समय वह साक्षात्‌ ब्रह्मभावको प्राप्त हो जाता है

śītam uṣṇaṁ tathaivārtham anarthaṁ priyam apriyam | jīvitaṁ maraṇaṁ caiva brahma sampadyate tadā ||

మనిషి చలి-వేడి, లాభ-నష్టం, ఇష్టం-అనిష్టం, ఇంకా జీవితం-మరణం వరకు కూడా ఒకే స్థిర దృష్టితో చూసినప్పుడు—అతడు బ్రహ్మస్థితిని పొందుతాడు; ఎందుకంటే అతని స్వేచ్ఛ బాహ్య పరిస్థితులపై కాదు, అంతఃసమత్వంపై ఆధారపడుతుంది।

शीतम्cold
शीतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशीत
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
उष्णम्heat
उष्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउष्ण
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तथाthus; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अर्थम्gain; benefit; purpose
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अनर्थम्loss; harm; misfortune
अनर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
प्रियम्the pleasant; dear (thing)
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रिय
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अप्रियम्the unpleasant; not-dear (thing)
अप्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्रिय
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
जीवितम्life
जीवितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
मरणम्death
मरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमरण
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
ब्रह्मBrahman; the Absolute
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सम्पद्यतेattains; becomes; comes to
सम्पद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + पद्
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
तदाthen; at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

जनक उवाच

J
Janaka
B
Brahman

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches samatva (equanimity): when one’s mind remains even toward opposites—comfort and discomfort, success and failure, like and dislike, even life and death—one becomes fit for Brahman-realization, because attachment and aversion no longer govern perception or action.

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on liberation and inner peace, King Janaka speaks as a teacher-figure, describing the mark of spiritual maturity: an equal gaze toward all dualities, culminating in the attainment of Brahman.