Shloka 23

ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः

Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction

Devanagari script

तदा तत्प्रतिकाराच्च सततं चाविचिन्तनात्‌ । आधिव्याधिप्रशमनं क्रियायोगद्धयेन तु,'समयपर इन चारों कारणोंका प्रतीकार करना एवं कभी भी उसका चिन्तन न करना --ये दो क्रियायोग (दुःखनिवारक उपाय) हैं। इन्हींसे आधि-व्याधिकी शान्ति होती है

Transliteration

tadā tatpratikārāc ca satataṁ cāvicintanāt | ādhivyādhipraśamanaṁ kriyāyogadvayena tu ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“于是，及时对治这些原因，又不令心念常常系缚其上——此二者即为‘行之瑜伽’（kriyā-yoga）两法。由此，心之忧恼与身之疾患皆得平息。”

Word by Word

तदाthen

तत्that (thing/that matter)

प्रतिकारात्from/through remedy, counteraction

चand

सततम्constantly

चand

अविचिन्तनात्from non-thinking, from not brooding

आधि-व्याधि-प्रशमनम्pacification of mental distress and disease

क्रियायोगात्from/through the discipline of action; practical means

धियेनby understanding/intelligence

तुbut/indeed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Two practical means relieve both mental distress (ādhi) and bodily illness (vyādhi): (1) actively applying countermeasures to the causes, and (2) refusing to brood over them—i.e., sustained remedial action paired with disciplined non-rumination.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a reflective instruction is given on how suffering is reduced: the text frames healing as a twofold kriyāyoga—practical intervention and mental restraint—presented as a general principle for calming affliction.