Shloka 103
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
कृतकौतूहलस्तेषु मुक्तश्नवर यथासुखम् । 'शास्त्र-विधिके अनुसार इन्द्रियोंद्वारा इन्द्रियोंके विषयोंका अनुभव करके जब तुम उनके खेलको पूरा कर चुको
kṛtakautūhalas teṣu muktaśnavar yathāsukham | śāstra-vidhike anusāra indriyaiḥ indriyaviṣayān anubhavya yadā tvaṁ teṣāṁ krīḍāṁ pūrayitvā, santānaṁ jātaṁ vā na vā, tataḥ muktaḥ sukhapūrvaṁ vicara ||
قال بهيشما: «إذا أشبعتَ فضولك في موضوعات الحواس، وتمتّعتَ بها وفق أحكام الشاسترا (śāstra)، حتى إذا أتممتَ “لعبتها”—سواء وُلد لك نسلٌ أم لم يُولد—فعندئذٍ تحرَّر منها وعِشْ في سكينةٍ ويسر.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Enjoyment of sense-objects is to be approached only under śāstric regulation; once their purpose is fulfilled, one should detach and live peacefully, not remaining bound by craving—regardless of outcomes like having children.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and life-stages, Bhīṣma advises the listener on how to relate to sensory life: experience it lawfully, then renounce attachment and proceed with inner freedom.