Shloka 21
Śarīrin, Buddhi, and the Limits of Sense-Perception (इन्द्रियबुद्धिशरीरिविचारः)
न तत्पुरुषकारेण न च दैवेन केनचित् । सुखमेष्यति तत् तस्य यदेवं संयतात्मन:,इस प्रकार मनोनिग्रहपूर्वक ध्यान करनेवाले योगीको जो दिव्य सुख प्राप्त होता है, वह मनुष्यको किसी दूसरे पुरुषार्थसे या दैवयोगसे भी नहीं मिल सकता
na tatpuruṣakāreṇa na ca daivena kenacit | sukham eṣyati tat tasya yad evaṁ saṁyatātmanaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: That happiness which comes to one whose self is thus restrained will not be attained through any other kind of personal exertion, nor by any stroke of fate. It arises from disciplined inner control and meditative restraint, not from external effort or chance.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True bliss arises from saṁyama—inner restraint and meditative discipline. It cannot be secured by ordinary worldly striving (puruṣakāra) or by reliance on fate (daiva); it is the fruit of self-mastery.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and spiritual practice, Bhīṣma teaches the principles of yogic discipline to Yudhiṣṭhira, emphasizing that the highest happiness is an inward attainment grounded in control of the mind and senses.