Shloka 17
श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः
Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma
कर्मणा स्वनुरक्तानि विरक्तानि च दानव | यथा कर्मविशेषांश्र प्राप्रुवन्ति तथा शूणु
bhīṣma uvāca | karmaṇā svānuraktāni viraktāni ca dānava | yathā karma-viśeṣāṁś ca prāpnuvanti tathā śṛṇu |
ভীষ্ম বললেন—হে দানব! জীবসমূহ কর্ম অনুসারে আসক্ত বা বিরক্ত হয়। এখন শোনো—বিশেষ বিশেষ কর্মের অনুরূপ তারা কীভাবে রাগজনক ও বৈরাগ্যজনক অবস্থায় পৌঁছে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That attachment and detachment are not random traits but arise from one’s actions: different kinds of karma cultivate corresponding mental dispositions and lead to matching outcomes.
Bhishma addresses a Danava and introduces an explanation of how beings, shaped by specific actions, come to states of passion (raga) or dispassion (viraga), setting up a broader ethical teaching on karma and its results.