Shloka 46
Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)
केवल आयुर्वेदका अध्ययन करनेवाले बहुत-से वैद्य भी परिवारसहित रोगोंके शिकार हुए देखे जाते हैं ।। ते पिबन्त: कषायांश्र सर्पीषि विविधानि च । न मृत्युमतिवर्तन्ते वेलामिव महोदधि:
te pibantaḥ kaṣāyān sarpīṃṣi vividhāni ca | na mṛtyum ativartante velām iva mahodadhiḥ ||
Wika ni Janaka: “Maging maraming manggagamot na Ayurveda lamang ang pinag-aralan ay nakikitang nabibiktima ng karamdaman, kasama pa ang kanilang mga pamilya. Kahit uminom sila ng mga pinakulong gamot at uminom ng sari-saring paghahandang may ghee, hindi pa rin nila nalalampasan ang Kamatayan—gaya ng dakilang dagat na hindi tumatawid sa sarili nitong pampang.”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly expertise and remedies, though valuable, cannot ultimately conquer mortality; therefore one should not rely on technical knowledge alone for ultimate security, but turn toward higher wisdom and inner discipline.
King Janaka illustrates a philosophical point with a concrete example: even learned physicians using medicines (decoctions and ghee-preparations) still succumb to disease and death, just as the ocean remains bounded by its shore.