Shloka 37
अव्यक्त–प्रकृति–इन्द्रियविचारः
The Unmanifest, Prakṛtis, and the Sense-Complex
विस्तरा: क्लेशसंयुक्ता: संक्षेपास्तु सुखावहा: । परार्थ विस्तरा: सर्वे त्यागमात्महितं विदु:
parāśara uvāca | vistarāḥ kleśasaṁyuktāḥ saṁkṣepās tu sukhāvahāḥ | parārtha vistarāḥ sarve tyāgam ātmahitaṁ viduḥ ||
Sinabi ni Parāśara: “Ang mga gawaing masyadong malawak ay kaakibat ng pagod at paghihirap, samantalang ang pagiging payak ay nagdudulot ng ginhawa. Lahat ng pagpapalawak ng pagkilos ay humahantong sa ‘para sa iba’—ibig sabihin, sa pagpapasaya ng isip at mga pandama; ngunit ang pagtalikod at pagbitaw (tyāga) ang kinikilalang tunay na kapaki-pakinabang sa pinakamataas na kabutihan ng sarili.”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Complex, expanded activity tends to generate suffering and is often driven by outward aims like pleasing the mind and senses; simplicity and especially renunciation are praised as truly beneficial for one’s inner welfare.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation-oriented conduct, the sage Parāśara delivers a concise maxim contrasting the burdens of elaborate action with the peace of simplicity, culminating in the ethical valuation of tyāga (renunciation).