Shloka 61
Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness
मन्त्रिणौ तस्य बुद्धिश्च मनश्चैव विरोधिनौ ।
यतेते वैरनाशाय तावुभावितरेतरम् ॥
mantriṇau tasya buddhiś ca manaś caiva virodhinau | yatete vairanāśāya tāv ubhāv itaretaram ||
Hai “đại thần” của vị vua ấy—trí (buddhi) và tâm (manas)—đối nghịch lẫn nhau. Cố gắng diệt trừ thù hằn, nhưng chính hai bên lại làm cho sự đối nghịch càng thêm gay gắt trong nhau.
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FAQs
The verse portrays buddhi (discernment) and manas (the wavering mind) as rival ‘ministers’ within a person. Even when one intends reconciliation, unresolved inner opposition can paradoxically intensify conflict. Ethically, it warns rulers and individuals alike: without inner integration and clear discernment, attempts at peace-making can become another instrument of rivalry, leading to greater agitation and poorer counsel.
This verse aligns most closely with Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of conduct and character) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara. It is a didactic narrative observation about inner governance and counsel, used to shape the moral psychology of the story’s actors.
Esoterically, ‘two ministers’ suggests the inner court of consciousness: manas pulls toward fluctuation and attachment, while buddhi seeks decision and truth. When these are ‘virodhinau’ (at odds), the person’s inner kingdom becomes unstable; efforts to end ‘vaira’ (enmity) fail unless a higher integrating principle (often implied in Purāṇic and Yogic readings as ātman-dṛṣṭi, sattva, or devotion) reconciles them. The mutual ‘bhāvanā’ (reinforcement) of opposition hints at feedback loops of thought—how attention repeatedly given to conflict strengthens it.