Shloka 33
Adhyāya 314 — हिमवदाश्रमः, शक्तिक्षेपकथा, तथा स्वाध्यायविधिः
Himalayan Hermitage, the Myth of the Thrown Spear, and Rules of Vedic Study
तामसस्याधरमं स्थान प्राहुरध्यात्मचिन्तका: । अध्यात्म-शास्त्रका चिन्तन करनेवाले विद्वान् कहते हैं कि सात््विक पुरुषको उत्तम, रजोगुणीको मध्यम और तमोगुणीको अधम स्थानकी प्राप्ति होती है
tāmasasyādharamaṃ sthānaṃ prāhur adhyātma-cintakāḥ | adhyātma-śāstraka-cintana-karanevāle vidvān vadanti yat sāttvikaḥ puruṣaḥ uttamaṃ, rajoguṇī madhyamaṃ, tamoguṇī ca adhamaṃ sthānaṃ prāpnoti |
Wika ni Yājñavalkya: Ang mga pantas na nagmumuni sa panloob na Sarili at nagsusuri sa mga aral ng agham espirituwal ay nagpapahayag na ang taong pinaghaharian ng sattva ay umaabot sa pinakamataas na kalagayan; ang pinamumunuan ng rajas ay sa gitnang kalagayan; at ang nilulunod ng tamas ay napapasa pinakababang kalagayan. Ipinapakita ng taludtod na ito na ang kapalaran ay hindi basta pagkakataon, kundi bunga ng etikal na pananagutan sa nangingibabaw na katangian at disiplina ng loob.
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
One’s predominant guna shapes one’s spiritual and moral trajectory: sattva leads upward to the best state, rajas to an intermediate state, and tamas to the lowest. The teaching emphasizes inner cultivation—clarity and self-mastery—over external status.
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, Yājñavalkya is presenting a doctrinal classification used by adhyātma thinkers: the three gunas correspond to graded destinations, reinforcing the broader discourse on right conduct, inner purification, and liberation-oriented living.