Shloka 3
स एव लुलिते तस्मिन् यथा रूप॑ न पश्यति । तथेन्द्रियाकुली भावे ज्ञेयं ज्ञाने न पश्यति
sa eva lulite tasmin yathā rūpaṁ na paśyati | tathendriyākulī-bhāve jñeyaṁ jñāne na paśyati ||
Bhīṣma said: “Just as, when the water is disturbed, one does not see a form clearly, so too, when the senses are agitated and confused, one does not truly perceive the knowable reality even when knowledge is present.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Knowledge alone is not sufficient for realization; when the senses are agitated, perception is distorted. Ethical self-discipline—especially control and calming of the senses—is necessary for true apprehension of the knowable truth.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and inner governance. Here he uses an analogy of impaired vision to explain how sensory agitation prevents clear understanding, even in someone who possesses learning.