Shloka 43
नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः
Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva
द्वद्धारामेषु भूतेषु गच्छन्त्येकेकशो नरा: । इदमन्यत् पद पश्य मात्र मोहं करिष्यसि
dvandvārāmeṣu bhūteṣu gacchanty ekekaśo narāḥ | idam anyat padaṃ paśya mātra mohaṃ kariṣyasi ||
Wika ni Nārada: “Sa mga nilalang na nalulugod sa paglalaro ng magkapares na magkasalungat—ligaya at pighati at iba pa—dumaraan ang mga tao roon nang paisa-isa, at bawat isa’y nakararanas ng isang tiyak na pares sa kanyang pagkakataon. Ngunit masdan mo ang iba pang ‘kalagayan’ na hiwalay sa lahat ng ito. Huwag mong hayaang sumibol ang pagkalito at pagkalinlang sa iyong loob tungkol dito.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human experience is entangled in dvandvas (opposites like pleasure and pain), which individuals undergo in turn. Nārada urges the listener to discern a different ‘pada’—a state beyond these dualities (implied Brahman)—and not to fall into delusion about it.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on liberation and right understanding, Nārada speaks as a teacher, contrasting ordinary life—where beings ‘enjoy’ and suffer dualities—with the higher, distinct goal that should be contemplated without confusion.