Shloka 19
अव्यक्तकालमान-निर्णयः
Measures of Time from the Unmanifest; Creation, Elements, and the Primacy of Mind
सदाहमार्यान्निभृतो5प्युपासे न मे विधित्सोत्सहते न रोष: । न वाप्यहं लिप्समान: परैमि न चैव किंचिद् विषयेण यामि
sadāham āryān nibhṛto 'py upāse na me vidhitsotsahate na roṣaḥ | na vāpy ahaṁ lipsamānaḥ paraimi na caiva kiñcid viṣayeṇa yāmi ||
天鹅说道：“纵然我自足圆满，安静而居，我仍不断亲近高贵之人，求善者之交游与侍奉。贪欲与忿怒不能制我。我不因贪求所得而逾越达摩（dharma），也不为追逐感官之境而往来奔走。”
हंस उवाच
Educational Q&A
True inner completeness is shown not by isolation or pride, but by steady association with the noble and by mastery over desire and anger. One should not compromise dharma for profit, nor let sense-objects dictate one’s movements and choices.
In the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, the Haṃsa speaks as a teacher, describing his own disciplined conduct: he remains composed, seeks the company of the virtuous, and lives without being driven by craving, wrath, or the pursuit of pleasures.