Dharma aur GyanHiranyagarbha · Class 11-12
Shreyas aur Preyas: Jo Achha Lage vs Jo Sahi Ho
Raat ko reel scroll karna aur subah ki exam ki taiyari: jab dono ek saath bulayein toh kaun jeetta hai, aur kyun?
Socho pehle… phir dekho jawab
Katha Upanishad ismein ek purana framework deta hai: shreyas (jo dheere-dheere sach mein bhala kare) aur preyas (jo abhi achha lage). Mushkil yeh hai ki dono aksar alag raaste dikhate hain.
Definition: Katha Upanishad 1.2.2 kehta hai ki shreyas aur preyas dono insaan ke saamne aate hain; dheer (vivekshil) vyakti dono ko parakhkar shreyas chunta hai, jabki mand preyas chunta hai. Shreyas ka arth hai lambe samay ka bhala; preyas ka arth hai turant ka sukh.
Mechanism: preyas ka inaam turant aur saaf dikhta hai, shreyas ka inaam door aur dhundhla. Isliye is choice mein vivek aur sanyam ki zaroorat padti hai. Ek vyakhya yeh hai ki Upanishad choice karne ki kshamata ko hi dhairya ka lakshan maanta hai.
Trade-off: har 'preyas' bura nahi hota. Aaram, khel aur khushi bhi zindagi ka hissa hain. Sawaal yeh nahi ki sukh chhodna hai, sawaal yeh hai ki kab sukh ki kimat bhavishya ke bhale se zyada ho jaati hai. Yeh vyakhya hai, koi fixed formula nahi: har vyakti ko apne sandarbh mein tay karna hota hai.
Ghar pe try karo
Is hafte ke teen faisle likho jahan shreyas aur preyas ka takraav tha. Har ek ke aage likho: maine kya chuna, aur ek hafte baad uska kya asar hua.
Wow!
Yeh vichaar ek sanvaad ka hissa hai jisme ek ladka Nachiketa Yamraj se seedha sawaal poochta hai!
3 sawaal
- Katha Upanishad 1.2.2 ke anusaar dheer vyakti kya chunta hai?
Jawab dekho
Shreyas. Dheer vyakti dono ko parakhkar shreyas chunta hai.
- Shreyas aur preyas mein sahi jodi kaunsi hai?
Jawab dekho
Shreyas: lambe samay ka bhala; preyas: turant sukh. Shreyas lambe samay ka bhala hai, preyas turant ka sukh.
- Is paath ke trade-off ke anusaar kya sahi hai?
Jawab dekho
Har preyas bura nahi; sawaal sukh ki seema ka hai. Aaram aur khushi bhi zindagi ka hissa hain; sawaal yeh hai ki kab sukh bhavishya ke bhale se bhaari ho jaata hai.
NCERT se jodo: NCERT Class 11 Political Theory — naitikta aur svatantrata (idea in words); Class 12 Psychology — self-regulation aur nirnay (idea in words)