Shanti Parva 187.15
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 187 · Verse 15
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Sanskrit Original
शृणोति कथितं जीवः कर्णाभ्यां न शृणोति तत्। महर्षे मनसि व्यग्रे तस्माज्जीवो निरर्थकः॥
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The living agent hears what is said, through the ears. It is, again, the fact, O great Rishi, that the same agent hears not when the mind is elsewhere engaged. It appears, therefore, that what is called the living agent serves no purpose.