Shloka 23
एतद् विदित्वा कार्त्स्न्येन यो न मुह्ति मानव: । कुशली सर्वदु:खेषु स वै सर्वधनो नर:,यह पूर्णरूपसे जानकर जो मनुष्य कभी मोहित नहीं होता है, वह सब प्रकारके दु:खोंमें सकुशल रहता है और वही हर तरहसे धनवान् है
etad viditvā kārtsnyena yo na muhyati mānavaḥ | kuśalī sarvaduḥkheṣu sa vai sarvadhano naraḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: “One who has understood this completely and therefore is never deluded remains steady and unharmed amid every kind of suffering. Such a person alone is truly ‘wealthy’ in every sense—rich in inner resources, not merely in possessions.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Complete understanding of the truth being taught removes delusion (moha). Freedom from delusion makes a person resilient in all sorrows; such steadiness is presented as the highest form of wealth.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the means to peace after the war. Here he concludes a point by stating that one who fully grasps it does not become confused and thus remains secure even amid suffering, embodying true prosperity.