Shloka 27
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
मनसो दुःखमूलं तु स्नेह इत्युपलभ्यते । स्नेहात् तु सज्जते जन्तुर्दुःखयोगमुपैति च,“मनके दुःखका मूल कारण क्या है? इसका पता लगानेपर 'स्नेह' (संसारमें आसक्ति)- की ही उपलब्धि होती है। इसी स्नेहके कारण ही जीव कहीं आसक्त होता और दुःख पाता है
manaso duḥkhamūlaṃ tu sneha ityupalabhyate | snehāt tu sajjate jantur duḥkhayogamupaiti ca ||
毗舍波耶那曰：“可知心之忧苦，其根在于‘爱著’（sneha）。由此爱著，众生执取诸物与诸缘，遂与苦相应。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mental suffering is traced to sneha—clinging attachment. When one fastens the mind to people, possessions, or outcomes, that very dependence makes one vulnerable to loss, fear, and grief; thus attachment becomes the causal doorway to duḥkha.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a reflective, didactic point is being stated: the text identifies the psychological and ethical mechanism by which beings become bound to sorrow—through attachment that leads them to cling and thereby encounter suffering.