Shloka 226

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda

Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort

Devanagari script

ते सम योगे पर मूलं तन्मूला सिद्धिरुच्यते । प्रतिदिन सबेरे उठ-उठकर वृद्धजनोंद्वारा सम्मानित पुरुषोंसे अपने हितकी बात पूछनी चाहिये; क्योंकि वे अप्राप्तकी प्राप्ति करानेवाले उपायके मुख्य हेतु हैं। उनका बताया हुआ वह उपाय ही सिद्धिका मूल कारण कहा जाता है

Transliteration

te samayoge paramūlaṃ tanmūlā siddhir ucyate |

Translation

克利帕说道：“在那端正的修身之道中，蕴藏着至高的根本；而成功也被说成以此为其基础。因此，人应当日日清晨早起，恭敬地向可敬的长者请问何为真正有益；因为他们是使未得者得之之法的主要因缘。由他们所传授的方法，便称为成就之根。”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'te', 'definition': 'those

• that (referring to the means/principle just mentioned)'}, {'term': 'samayoga', 'definition': 'proper application/discipline

• fitting practice (of means)'}, {'term': 'paramūla', 'definition': 'the highest root

• supreme foundation'}, {'term': 'mūla', 'definition': 'root

• foundational cause'}, {'term': 'siddhi', 'definition': 'accomplishment

• attainment'}, {'term': 'ucyate', 'definition': 'is said

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Success (siddhi) rests on a fundamental root: disciplined right practice and humble consultation with venerable elders. Their guidance provides the key means to obtain what one has not yet attained.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sauptika Parva context, Kṛpa speaks as a senior warrior-counsellor, emphasizing that wise, respectful inquiry from elders and adherence to proper method are the true foundations of effective action and achievement.