Shloka 29
अव्यक्तकालमान-निर्णयः
Measures of Time from the Unmanifest; Creation, Elements, and the Primacy of Mind
सत्यं दमं हाार्जवमानृशंस्यं धृतिं तितिक्षामतिसेवमान: । स्वाध्यायनित्यो5स्पृहयन् परेषा- मेकान्तशील्यूर्ध्वगतिर्भवेत् सः
satyaṃ damaṃ ārjavam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ dhṛtiṃ titikṣām atisevamānaḥ | svādhyāya-nityo 'spṛhayan pareṣāṃ ekānta-śīlī ūrdhva-gatir bhavet saḥ ||
جو سچائی، ضبطِ نفس، سادگی و راست روی، اور رحم دلی کو دل سے اپناتا ہے؛ ثابت قدمی اور برداشت کو بڑھاتا ہے؛ ہمیشہ سوادھیائے (خود مطالعہ) میں لگا رہتا ہے؛ دوسروں کی چیز کی حرص نہیں کرتا؛ اور خلوت پسند رہتا ہے—وہ بلند تر گتی کو پاتا ہے۔
हंस उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that spiritual elevation comes from a disciplined ethical life: truthfulness, sense-control, sincerity, compassion, steadfastness, patience, regular self-study, non-covetousness toward others’ possessions, and a preference for quiet solitude that supports inner clarity.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Haṃsa speaks as a teacher, listing the virtues and practices that lead a person toward an ‘upward course’—a higher spiritual destiny—rather than merely worldly success.