Shloka 11
कामद्रुम-रूपकः तथा शरीर-पुर-रूपकः
The Desire-Tree and the Body-as-City Metaphors
लक्षण तु प्रसादस्य यथा स्वप्ने सुखं स्वपेत् । निवाते वा यथा दीपो दीप्यमानो न कम्पते
lakṣaṇaṁ tu prasādasya yathā svapne sukhaṁ svapet | nivāte vā yathā dīpo dīpyamāno na kampate ||
毗耶娑说：内在澄明（prasāda）的标志是这样的：如人在睡眠中安然入睡，品尝深沉休息的轻安；又如无风之处燃灯不摇不闪，而恒常照耀——同样，心若真正净化，便不再动荡。此种不动不摇的安住，即是至上内净之相。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is that true inner purity and serenity (prasāda) are recognized by steadiness: the mind remains unshaken and non-restless, like a lamp that does not flicker in a windless place, and like the ease experienced in deep, happy sleep.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa is describing a practical criterion for spiritual and ethical maturity: not external display, but the inward sign of a mind that has become calm, stable, and free from agitation.