Shloka 27
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
मनसो दुःखमूलं तु स्नेह इत्युपलभ्यते । स्नेहात् तु सज्जते जन्तुर्दुःखयोगमुपैति च,“मनके दुःखका मूल कारण क्या है? इसका पता लगानेपर 'स्नेह' (संसारमें आसक्ति)- की ही उपलब्धि होती है। इसी स्नेहके कारण ही जीव कहीं आसक्त होता और दुःख पाता है
manaso duḥkhamūlaṃ tu sneha ityupalabhyate | snehāt tu sajjate jantur duḥkhayogamupaiti ca ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Người ta hiểu rằng gốc rễ của nỗi khổ trong tâm là sự luyến ái (sneha), tức chấp trước. Vì luyến ái ấy, chúng sinh bám víu vào vật và vào tình thân, rồi do đó kết duyên với khổ đau.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mental suffering is traced to sneha—clinging attachment. When one fastens the mind to people, possessions, or outcomes, that very dependence makes one vulnerable to loss, fear, and grief; thus attachment becomes the causal doorway to duḥkha.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a reflective, didactic point is being stated: the text identifies the psychological and ethical mechanism by which beings become bound to sorrow—through attachment that leads them to cling and thereby encounter suffering.