Shloka 62
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
एकान्तिनो हि पुरुषा दुर्लभा बहवो नृप । यद्येकान्तिभिराकीर्ण जगत् स्यात् कुरुनन्दन
ekāntino hi puruṣā durlabhā bahavo nṛpa | yady ekāntibhir ākīrṇaṁ jagat syāt kurunandana ||
毗湿摩波衍那说：“大王啊，一心专诚之人确实难得，并不多见。库鲁之喜啊，若世间充满这般专注的灵魂，则大地将遍被真理时代——克利多（萨提亚）瑜伽——的精神所浸润；欲望驱使、求报之祭仪将无立足之处，因为众人皆将致力于一切众生之福祉，安住于自知、非暴力与对主的专一归依。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Single-minded, exclusive devotion and ethical purity are rare; if such people were widespread—self-knowing, non-violent, and devoted to the welfare of all—society would naturally resemble Satya-yuga, and desire-motivated ritual action would lose its hold.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana addresses a Kuru king, reflecting on the scarcity of truly one-pointed devotees and imagining the moral transformation of the world if such persons were numerous.