Shloka 3
मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः
Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment
(अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । हारीतेन पुरा गीतं त॑ निबोध युधिछिर ।।
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | hārītena purā gītaṁ taṁ nibodha yudhiṣṭhira || svagṛhād abhinissṛtya lābhe ’lābhe samo muniḥ | samupoḍheṣu kāmeṣu nirapekṣaḥ parivrajet ||
Bhishma said: “Here too, the wise cite an ancient precedent. Listen, O Yudhishthira, to that old account once sung by the sage Harita. A seeker of liberation should leave his own home and wander as a renunciant: steady-minded in gain and loss, living with a sage’s discipline, and remaining without craving even when objects of enjoyment present themselves.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A liberation-seeker should renounce household attachment, remain even-minded in gain and loss, and be free from craving even when pleasures are available—embracing the life of a wandering renunciant (parivrājaka).
Bhishma introduces an authoritative ancient example: a teaching attributed to the sage Harita. He urges Yudhishthira to listen, using this traditional account to support guidance on renunciation and inner detachment.