तद्वत्सर्वमिदं लोके दुःखं दुःखेन शाम्यति । एवमेतज्जगत्सर्वमन्योन्यातिशयोच्छ्रितम्
tadvatsarvamidaṃ loke duḥkhaṃ duḥkhena śāmyati | evametajjagatsarvamanyonyātiśayocchritam
اسی طرح اس دنیا میں سب کچھ دکھ ہی ہے، اور دکھ صرف دکھ ہی کے ذریعے تھمتا ہے۔ یوں یہ سارا جہان باہمی برتری کی افراط پر قائم ہے—ہر ایک دوسرے سے بڑھنے کو اٹھا ہوا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A crowded marketplace of kings, merchants, and ascetics all striving to outdo one another; a spiral staircase of ‘excess’ rises upward, yet each step is marked by suffering; a calm seer observes the pattern.
Rivalry-driven life perpetuates distress; seeing this clearly supports detachment and the search for lasting peace.
No site is named; the verse presents a universal diagnosis of saṃsāra.
None is specified; the teaching is philosophical and ethical rather than ritual.