An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
लोष्टवत्पश्यते यस्तु ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ मुदिते वाश्वनागेन्द्रे उभे सैन्ये पथि स्थिते ॥
loṣṭavat paśyate yas tu tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim | mudite vāśvanāgendra ubhe sainye pathi sthite ||
جو شخص ہر شے کو محض مٹی کے ڈھیلے کی مانند دیکھتا ہے، اس سے بڑھ کر خوشی کیا ہو سکتی ہے؟ جب گھوڑوں اور ہاتھیوں کا سردار مسرور ہو اور دونوں لشکر راہ میں مقابلے کے لیے کھڑے ہوں، تب ایسی یکسانیِ دل کی ستائش کی جاتی ہے۔
Varāha
It reflects a Purāṇic nīti style that promotes inner steadiness amid political or martial tension, echoing broader classical Indian ethical discourse on detachment.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the setting is situational (armies positioned on a road) rather than a named tīrtha or region.
Cultivate equanimity—seeing worldly circumstances as insignificant like a clod—especially amid conflict and high stakes.
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