Shloka 33
Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification
प्रजानाथ! बाणको धनुषसे छूटकर पृथ्वीपर गिरनेमें जितनी देर लगती है, उतना ही समय स्पर्शेन्द्रिय, रसना, नेत्र, नासिका और कानके विषयोंका सुख अनुभव करनेमें लगता है अर्थात् विषयोंका सुख क्षणिक है ।।
prajānātha! bāṇako dhanuṣaḥ chūṭakara pṛthvīpar giranemeṃ jitnī der lagtī hai, utnā hī samaya sparśendriya, rasanā, netra, nāsikā aura kānke viṣayoṃkā sukha anubhav karanemeṃ lagtā hai; arthāt viṣayoṃkā sukha kṣaṇika hai. tato 'sya jāyate tīvrā vedanā tatkṣayāt punaḥ. abudhā na praśaṃsanti mokṣa-sukham anuttamam.
Sinabi ni Parāśara: “O panginoon ng mga nilalang! Ang ligayang nakukuha sa mga bagay ng paghipo, lasa, paningin, amoy, at pakikinig ay tumatagal lamang gaya ng panahong ginugugol ng palasong pinakawalan sa busog upang bumagsak sa lupa—ganyan kaikli ang aliw ng mga pandama. Kapag naubos ang ligayang iyon, muling sumisibol sa isip ang matinding kirot dahil sa pagkawala nito. Gayunman, ang mga mangmang—bagaman paulit-ulit na sinusunog ng siklo ng panandaliang tuwa at kasunod na dalamhati—ay hindi pumupuri ni naghahangad ng walang kapantay na kaligayahan ng paglaya (mokṣa).”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sense-pleasures are extremely short-lived; when they end, they leave behind renewed craving and sharp distress. Therefore, the wise should turn away from dependence on the senses and value the supreme, lasting happiness of mokṣa (liberation).
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, the sage Parāśara addresses a ‘lord of creatures’ and uses the image of an arrow’s brief flight to illustrate how quickly sensory enjoyment passes, contrasting it with the enduring bliss of liberation that the ignorant fail to seek.