Shloka 61
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
हर्षस्थानसहस्राणि भयस्थानशतानि च । दिवसे दिवसे मूढमाविशन्ति न पण्डितम्
harṣasthānasahasrāṇi bhayasthānaśatāni ca | divase divase mūḍham āviśanti na paṇḍitam ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—روز بروز نادان پر خوشی کے ہزاروں اور خوف کے سینکڑوں مواقع چڑھ دوڑتے ہیں؛ مگر وہ دانا کو مغلوب نہیں کر پاتے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Life constantly presents stimuli for pleasure and fear, but wisdom is shown by inner steadiness: the wise are not mentally conquered by fluctuating events, whereas the foolish are repeatedly seized by them.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a reflective, didactic observation within the Svargārohaṇa context, emphasizing the moral psychology of the characters’ final journey: external circumstances keep changing, but true discernment is measured by unshaken composure.