Shloka 40
अव्यक्तकालमान-निर्णयः
Measures of Time from the Unmanifest; Creation, Elements, and the Primacy of Mind
हंस उवाच अज्ञानेनावृतो लोको मात्सर्यान्न प्रकाशते | लोभात् त्यजति मित्राणि संगात् स्वर्ग न गच्छति
haṃsa uvāca ajñānenāvṛto loko mātsaryān na prakāśate | lobhāt tyajati mitrāṇi saṅgāt svargaṃ na gacchati ||
ہنس نے کہا—یہ دنیا جہالت کے پردے میں ڈھکی ہوئی ہے؛ حسد کے سبب اس کی حقیقی صورت روشن نہیں ہوتی۔ لالچ میں آدمی دوستوں کو چھوڑ دیتا ہے، اور وابستگی کے بندھن سے وہ سُوَرگ کو نہیں پہنچ پاتا۔
हंस उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignorance veils discernment; envy prevents clarity, greed destroys friendship, and attachment obstructs higher attainment (svarga). The verse urges inner purification—freedom from envy, greed, and clinging—as a basis for dharmic life and spiritual progress.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, the Haṃsa delivers a moral instruction, diagnosing common inner faults (ignorance, envy, greed, attachment) and stating their consequences for social bonds and posthumous destiny.