Shloka 13
Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
कामानुसारी पुरुष: कामाननु विनश्यति । कामान् व्युदस्य धुनुते यत् किंचित् पुरुषो रज:
kāmānusārī puruṣaḥ kāmān anu vinaśyati | kāmān vyudasya dhunute yat kiñcit puruṣo rajaḥ ||
Itinuturo ni Sanatsujāta na ang taong sumusunod sa pagnanasa ay napapahamak kasama ng mismong mga pagnanasang iyon. Ngunit ang marunong, pagkaitapon sa pagnanasa, ay inaalis ang anumang natitirang dungis sa loob at sa gayon ay napagwawagian ang pagdurusang kaugnay ng paulit-ulit na kapanganakan at kamatayan.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire-driven living ends in ruin because craving multiplies bondage; the wise renounce desire and thereby remove inner impurity (rajas), overcoming the cycle of suffering associated with birth and death.
In Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs Dhṛtarāṣṭra on spiritual and ethical discipline. This verse contrasts the fate of one who chases desires with that of the wise who renounce them, as part of a broader teaching on inner mastery amid the looming war.