Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

नास्ति ते सुखदु:खेषु विशेषो नासि लोलुप: । नौत्सुक्यं नृत्यगीतेषु न राग उपजायते,आप सुख-दुःखमें कोई अन्तर नहीं समझते। आपके मनमें लोभ नहीं है। आपको न तो नाच देखनेकी उत्कण्ठा होती है और न गीत सुननेकी। किसी विषयके प्रति आपके मनमें रण नहीं उत्पन्न होता है

Transliteration

nāsti te sukha-duḥkheṣu viśeṣo nāsi lolupaḥ | na autsukyaṁ nṛtya-gīteṣu na rāga upajāyate ||

Translation

సుఖం–దుఃఖం విషయంలో మీకు ఏ భేదమూ లేదు; మీరు లోభానికి లోనుకారు. నృత్యం గానీ గీతం గానీ పట్ల మీకు ఉత్సుకత లేదు; భోగ్యవిషయాల పట్ల మీ మనసులో రాగం కూడా పుట్టదు.

Word by Word

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

तेof you/your

सुखदुःखेषुin pleasures and pains

विशेषःdifference/distinction

नnot

असिyou are

लोलुपःgreedy

नnot

औत्सुक्यम्eagerness/curiosity

नृत्यगीतेषुin dances and songs

नnot

रागःattachment/passion

उपजायतेarises/comes into being

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Janaka

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises inner freedom: a disciplined person remains even-minded in pleasure and pain, is not pulled by greed, and does not develop attachment or craving for sensory entertainments. Such equanimity and non-attachment are presented as marks of spiritual maturity and ethical self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Janaka addresses a renunciate-like figure (implicitly someone exhibiting yogic steadiness), observing his lack of emotional fluctuation and desire. Janaka’s words function as a recognition of the person’s attained detachment, aligning with Shanti Parva’s broader instruction on peace, renunciation, and liberation-oriented conduct.