Shloka 4
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
सृष्टिप्रलयसंयुक्तमाचार्य : परिदर्शितम् । यज्ज्ञात्वा पुरुषो लोके प्रीतिं सौख्यं च विन्दति । फललाभश्न तस्य स्यात् सर्वभूतहितं च तत्
sṛṣṭi-pralaya-saṁyuktam ācāryaḥ paridarśitam | yaj jñātvā puruṣo loke prītiṁ saukhyaṁ ca vindati || phala-lābhaś ca tasya syāt sarva-bhūta-hitaṁ ca tat |
Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Inilah aral na itinakda ng guro, kalakip ang salaysay ng paglikha at pagkalusaw. Ang makaalam nito ay nagkakamit sa daigdig ng galak at kaginhawahan. Natatamo rin niya ang ninanais na bunga; at ang kaalamang adhyātma ay kapaki-pakinabang sa lahat ng nilalang.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual knowledge, presented along with an understanding of cosmic creation and dissolution, brings inner joy and well-being, yields meaningful results, and ultimately serves the welfare of all beings.
In the Shanti Parva instruction-setting, Bhishma continues to summarize and commend a teacher’s exposition: a doctrinal explanation of creation and dissolution linked to adhyatma (spiritual) knowledge, emphasizing its practical fruits and universal benefit.