Shloka 7
निरय-परमस्थान-वर्णनम्
Niraya and the Supreme Station: A Metaphysical Re-reading
तत्र दुःखविमोक्षार्थ प्रयतेत विचक्षण: । सुखं हानित्यं भूतानामिहलोके परत्र च
tatra duḥkha-vimokṣārthaṃ prayateta vicakṣaṇaḥ | sukhaṃ hy anityaṃ bhūtānām iha-loke paratra ca ||
لہٰذا صاحبِ بصیرت کو دکھ سے رہائی کے لیے کوشش کرنی چاہیے؛ کیونکہ جانداروں کو اِس لوک میں ہو یا پرلوک میں، جو خوشی ملتی ہے وہ بےثبات ہے۔
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Since all worldly and otherworldly pleasures are transient, the wise should prioritize sustained effort toward freedom from suffering (duḥkha-vimokṣa), i.e., liberation rather than temporary enjoyment.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Bharadvāja states a general philosophical principle: a prudent person should seek liberation from suffering because happiness in both this life and the next does not last.