विचार्यमाणे देहेस्मिन्नकिंचिदधिकं क्वचित् । आहारो मैथुनं निद्रा भयं सर्वत्र यत्समम्
vicāryamāṇe dehesminnakiṃcidadhikaṃ kvacit | āhāro maithunaṃ nidrā bhayaṃ sarvatra yatsamam
جب اس بدن پر غور کیا جائے تو کہیں بھی کوئی برتری نہیں ملتی؛ خوراک، ملاپ، نیند اور خوف—یہ سب میں یکساں ہیں۔
Puṇyakīrti (deduced continuation of speech)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: seekers/ṛṣis
Scene: A teacher points to a simple diagram of the body while diverse beings—brahmin, king, outcaste, animal—sit together, all shown with the same basic needs; background: Gaṅgā and Kāśī ghāṭs.
Bodily life is governed by shared instincts; spiritual dignity lies in transcending mere bodily drives through dharma and inner realization.
The verse is situated in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī narrative, a setting often used to promote liberation-oriented discernment.
None; it is a reflective teaching encouraging discrimination (vicāra) and detachment.