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विदुर उवाच । अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । आत्रेयस्य च संवादं साध्यानां चेति नः श्रुतम् ॥५-३६-१॥
Vidura said: In this very connection, an ancient historical exemplum is cited—namely, the dialogue of Ātreya and the Sādhya deities, as we have heard.
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Vidura said: In this very connection, an ancient historical exemplum is cited—namely, the dialogue of Ātreya and the Sādhya deities, as we have heard-॥५-३६-२॥
Formerly, the Sādhya deities questioned a great sage—firm in his vows—who moved about in the form of a haṃsa (goose/swan), profoundly wise.
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साध्या देवा वयमस्मो महर्षे दृष्ट्वा भवन्तं न शक्नुमोऽनुमातुम् । श्रुतेन धीरो बुद्धिमांस्त्वं मतो नः काव्यां वाचं वक्तुमर्हस्युदाराम्॥५-३६-३॥
We are the Sādhya deities, O great ṛṣi. Having seen you, we cannot determine your true nature. To us you are deemed steadfast and wise through the śruti; therefore you should speak to us a noble, well-wrought instruction.
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हंस उवाच । एतत्कार्यममराः संश्रुतं मे धृतिः शमः सत्यधर्मानुवृत्तिः । ग्रन्थिं विनीय हृदयस्य सर्वं प्रियाप्रिये चात्मवशं नयीत॥५-३६-४॥
The Haṃsa said: “This is the task, O immortals, as I have learned: steadfastness, tranquility, and adherence to truth and dharma. Having untied every knot of the heart, one should bring both the pleasant and the unpleasant under the rule of the self.”
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आक्रुश्यमानो नाक्रोशेन्मन्युरेव तितिक्षितः । आक्रोष्टारं निर्दहति सुकृतं चास्य विन्दति॥५-३६-५॥
When provoked with words, one should not provoke in return; one should endure anger itself. Such restraint morally burns the provocateur and gathers merit (puṇya) for the one who is restrained.
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