Shloka 10
मनुरुवाच — इन्द्रिय-मनः-ज्ञान-क्रमः
Manu on the hierarchy of senses, mind, and knowledge
सत्यमग्निपरीचारो विविक्तानां च सेवनम्
bhīṣma uvāca | akṛtaprajño bālo mohaṃ gacchati jāpakaḥ | sa mohān nirayaṃ yāti tatra gatvānūśocati ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন—যে জপকারীর পরিণত প্রজ্ঞা নেই, সে শিশুর মতো জপ করতে করতে মোহে পতিত হয়। সেই মোহের কারণেই সে নরকে গমন করে; এবং সেখানে গিয়ে অবিরত শোক করে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Japa and other spiritual disciplines bear fruit only when guided by developed discernment (prajñā) and ethical self-control; performed in ignorance, they can deepen delusion and lead to suffering rather than liberation.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and renunciation, Bhishma cautions the listener that a misguided, undiscerning ascetic who practices japa may become deluded and thereby fall into a painful state, lamenting the consequences.