Shloka 25
निर्वेदोपदेशः (Nirveda-Upadeśa) — Maṅki’s Dispassion and the Limits of Wealth-Seeking
ततः स प्राद्रवद् विप्रो विस्स्मयाद् विगतक्लम: । गौतम: परमर्धि तां पश्चन् परमविस्मित:
tataḥ sa prādravad vipro vismayād vigataklamaḥ | gautamaḥ paramarddhitāṁ paśyan paramavismitaḥ ||
Then the brahmin Gautama, his fatigue dispelled by sheer astonishment, ran forward. Beholding that extraordinary prosperity and splendor, he was filled with even greater wonder—his mind drawn onward by what seemed beyond ordinary measure.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how powerful perception of extraordinary fortune can override physical exhaustion, suggesting that the mind’s states—wonder, desire to know, and attention—can strongly govern bodily limits; it also frames prosperity as something that invites scrutiny and reflection within a dharmic narrative.
Bhishma narrates that the brahmin Gautama, struck with amazement, suddenly regains energy and runs forward, continuing to look upon an exceptional display of prosperity and becoming increasingly astonished.