Shloka 17
Śuka–Janaka Saṃvāda: Āśrama-krama, Jñāna-vijñāna, and the Marks of Liberation (शुक-जनक संवादः)
सत्त्वमानन्द उद्रेक: प्रीति: प्राकाश्यमेव च । सुखं शुद्धित्वमारोग्यं संतोष: श्रद्धधानता
sattvam ānanda-udrekaḥ prītiḥ prākāśyam eva ca | sukhaṁ śuddhitvam ārogyaṁ santoṣaḥ śraddhadhānatā ||
阎若婆迦说道：“由萨埵（sattva，清明之德）而生者，有内在喜悦之涌起、慈爱之情与光明澄澈之显现；又有安乐、清净、无病、知足与坚固之信。此等皆称为萨埵所生之德行——能净化行为、安定其心，并扶持伦理之道。”
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sattva (the lucid, balanced quality of mind and character) naturally produces joy, goodwill, clarity, happiness, purity, health, contentment, and faith—virtues that support dharmic living and inner steadiness.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Yājñavalkya is instructing about the guṇas by listing the observable traits that arise from sattva, distinguishing it from other dispositions and grounding ethical life in cultivated mental qualities.