Vana Parva 212.8
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Vana Parva Chapter 212 · Verse 8
Sanskrit Original
सात्त्विकस्त्वथ सम्बुद्धो लोकवृत्तेन क्लिश्यते। यदा बुध्यति बोद्धव्यं लोकवृत्तं जुगुप्सते॥ वैराग्यस्य च रूपं तु पूर्वमेव प्रवर्तते। मृदुर्भवत्यहङ्कारः प्रसीदत्यार्जवं च यत्॥ ततोऽस्य सर्वद्वन्द्वानि प्रशाम्यन्ति परस्परम्। न चास्य संशयो नाम क्वचिद् भवति कश्चन॥
When a man endued with Sattva quality is influenced by worldliness he suffers misery but he hates worldliness when he realises its full significance. Then a feeling of indifference to worldly affairs begins to influence him. And then his pride decreases and uprightness becomes more prominent. His conflicting moral sentiments are reconciled and then selfrestraint in any matter (for him) becomes unnecessary.