Shloka 11
Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification
स्नेहायतननाशाच्च धननाशाच्च पार्थिव । आधिव्याधिप्रतापाच्च निर्वेदमुपगच्छति
snehāyatananāśāc ca dhananāśāc ca pārthiva | ādhivyādhipratāpāc ca nirvedam upagacchati, pṛthvīnātha ||
波罗舍罗说道：“大王啊，当世俗之人所依之爱恋支柱——如妻子、儿女等——尽皆毁坏，当财富散失，又为忧虑与疾病所灼逼之时，他方才趋入厌离、出离之心（nirveda）。”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dispassion (nirveda/vairāgya) in worldly people often arises not from insight alone but from the shock of suffering—loss of loved ones, loss of wealth, and the torment of anxiety and illness—revealing the instability of saṃsāra.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation-oriented ethics, the sage Parāśara addresses a king and explains a common psychological pattern: people turn toward detachment when life’s attachments and securities collapse through bereavement, poverty, and affliction.