Shloka 7
Adhyāya 177: Pañca-mahābhūta-vicāra and Vṛkṣa-jīva-lakṣaṇa
Five Elements Inquiry and the Status of Plant Life
अकिंचन: परिपतन् सुखमास्वादयिष्यसि । अकिंचन: सुखं शेते समुत्तिषछति चैव ह
akiñcanaḥ paripatan sukham āsvādayiṣyasi | akiñcanaḥ sukhaṃ śete samuttiṣṭhati caiva ha ||
যদি তুমি সকলো ত্যাগ কৰি একো সঞ্চয় নাৰাখা, তেন্তে সৰ্বত্ৰ বিচৰণ কৰিও তুমি কেৱল সুখেই আস্বাদ কৰিবা; কিয়নো যি অকিঞ্চন—যাৰ একো নাই—সি সুখে শুৱে আৰু সুখে জাগে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Happiness is closely tied to non-possessiveness: when one abandons hoarding and the sense of ‘mine,’ one becomes mentally unburdened and therefore experiences ease in all states—moving about, sleeping, and waking.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and peace, Bhīṣma continues advising on the ethics of renunciation. He praises the akiñcana (one without possessions) as naturally tranquil, presenting detachment as a practical means to freedom from anxiety.