Shloka 50
Adhyaya 1 — Jaimini’s Questions on the Mahabharata and the Origin of the Wise Birds
यस्माद् दुःखार्जितस्येह तपसो विघ्नकारणात् ।
आगतासि मदोन्मत्ते मम दुःखाय खेचरि ॥
yasmād duḥkhārjitasyeha tapaso vighnakāraṇāt /
āgatāsi madonmatte mama duḥkhāya khecari //
Vì ngươi đã đến đây—là nguyên nhân gây chướng ngại cho khổ hạnh mà ta đã nhọc nhằn thực hành—hỡi kẻ say đắm, hỡi loài du hành trên không, ngươi đến để đem sầu khổ cho ta.
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FAQs
Austerity (tapas) is portrayed as something gained through hardship and therefore easily threatened by distractions and impediments. The verse frames pride/intoxication (mada) and disruptive forces as catalysts for suffering, implying that spiritual effort requires vigilance, restraint, and discrimination (viveka) against temptations and interruptions.
This verse is primarily narrative-ethical instruction rather than a direct exposition of the pañcalakṣaṇa topics. It aligns most closely with ancillary dharma/ācāra material (conduct supporting tapas) rather than sarga (creation), pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, or vaṃśānucarita.
The ‘khecarī’ can be read symbolically as a subtle, alluring, ‘sky-moving’ distraction—restless thought, desire, or pride—that intrudes upon concentrated practice. The ascetic’s lament highlights an inner yogic battle: tapas is the heat of transformation, while vighnas are the psychic forces that attempt to dissipate that heat into duḥkha.