Shloka 37
Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)
यदा स्तुतिं च निनन््दां च समत्वेनैव पश्यति । काज्चनं चायसं चैव सुखं दुःखं तथैव च
yadā stutiṁ ca nindāṁ ca samatvenaiva paśyati | kāñcanaṁ cāyasaṁ caiva sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ tathaiva ca ||
阇那迦王说道：当一个人以圆满的平等心看待赞誉与毁谤——视黄金与铁无差别，亦如同视乐与苦无差别——那时他便升至对梵（Brahman）的直接证悟之境，安住于内在的同一与平等，而不为世间对立所动摇。
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches samatva (equanimity): one should remain inwardly equal toward praise and blame, and toward pairs of opposites like valuable and worthless metals or pleasure and pain. Such steadiness indicates freedom from ego-driven reactions and supports realization of Brahman.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on liberation and right conduct, King Janaka speaks as a teacher of renunciation-in-wisdom, describing the mark of a realized person: an even vision that is not disturbed by social judgment or worldly contrasts.