Shloka 33
Adhyaya 44 — Planetary System
अहो कष्टं यदस्माभैः पूर्वं राज्यमनुष्ठितम् ।
इति पश्चान्मया ज्ञातं योगान्नास्ति परं सुखम् ॥
aho kaṣṭaṃ yad asmābhaiḥ pūrvaṃ rājyam anuṣṭhitam | iti paścān mayā jñātaṃ yogān nāsti paraṃ sukham ||
‘అయ్యో, నేను పూర్వం రాజ్యపాలన చేసినది ఎంత దుఃఖకరం!’ అని; తరువాత నేను గ్రహించాను—యోగముకంటే ఉన్నతమైన సుఖం లేదు.
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FAQs
Worldly authority, even when dharmically exercised, cannot match the peace born of inner discipline. The verse encourages prioritizing spiritual practice over endless external striving.
A moral-psychological teaching embedded in royal narrative (‘vaṃśānucarita’), serving dharma and mokṣa instruction.
‘Yoga’ here is the inward union that dissolves the ruler/ruled duality within; ‘supreme happiness’ points to ānanda independent of circumstances.