Shloka 6

निरय-परमस्थान-वर्णनम्

Niraya and the Supreme Station: A Metaphysical Re-reading

Devanagari script

अत्रोच्यते-- शारीरैर्मानसैर्दु:खै: सुखैश्वाप्पसुखोदयै: । लोकसूष्टिं प्रपश्यन्तो न मुहान्ति विचक्षणा:,इस विषयमें ऐसा कहा जाता है--संसारकी सृष्टि शारीरिक और मानसिक क्लेशोंसे युक्त है। इसमें जो सुख हैं, वे भी अन्तमें दुःख ही उत्पन्न करनेवाले हैं। ऐसी दृष्टि रखनेवाले विद्वान पुरुष कभी मोहमें नहीं पड़ते हैं

Transliteration

atrocyate— śārīrair mānasair duḥkhaiḥ sukhaiś cāpy asukhodayaiḥ | lokasṛṣṭiṃ prapaśyanto na muhyanti vicakṣaṇāḥ ||

Translation

Dito’y sinasabi: kapag nakita na ang pagkakalikha ng daigdig ay nakatali sa mga pagdurusang pangkatawan at pangkaisipan—at na maging ang mga ligaya nito’y sa huli’y humahantong sa pag-usbong ng panibagong sakit—ang mga mapanuri ay hindi nahuhulog sa pagkalito. Sa ganitong malinaw na pagtanaw, nananatili silang hindi nakakapit at matatag ang paghatol sa gitna ng halu-halong karanasan ng buhay.

Word by Word

• {'atra': 'here, in this matter', 'ucyate': 'it is said, it is taught', 'śārīraiḥ (duḥkhaiḥ)': 'with bodily (pains), physical afflictions', 'mānasaiḥ (duḥkhaiḥ)': 'with mental (pains), psychological afflictions', 'duḥkhaiḥ': 'with sufferings, pains', 'sukhaiḥ': 'with pleasures, comforts', 'ca api': 'and also, even', 'asukhodaya-aiḥ (asukhodayaiḥ)': 'having the arising of unhappiness as their outcome

• leading to later sorrow', 'loka-sṛṣṭim': 'the creation/constitution of the world

• the world-order as experienced', 'prapaśyantaḥ': 'those who clearly see, who perceive directly', 'na muhyanti': 'do not become deluded, do not fall into confusion', 'vicakṣaṇāḥ': 'the discerning, wise, clear-sighted persons'}

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvaja

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A wise person recognizes that worldly life is inseparable from physical and mental suffering, and that even pleasures often mature into later pain; this clear perception prevents delusion and supports detachment.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bharadvāja is presenting a reflective instruction: he states a general principle about the nature of worldly experience—mixed with pain and pleasure—and explains how discernment (vicakṣaṇatā) keeps one from मोह (delusion).