Shloka 6
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
सक्तबुद्धिरशान्तात्मा न शक्यं तच्चिकित्सितुम् । स्नेहपाशसितो मूढो न स मोक्षाय कल्पते,“जिसकी बुद्धि विषयोंमें आसक्त है, जिसका मन अशान्त रहता है, ऐसे मनुष्यकी चिकित्सा करनी कठिन है; क्योंकि जो स्नेहके बन्धनमें बँधा हुआ है, वह मूढ़ मोक्ष पानेके लिये योग्य नहीं होता”
saktabuddhir aśāntātmā na śakyaṃ tac cikitsitum | sneha-pāśa-sito mūḍho na sa mokṣāya kalpate ||
Bhīṣma said: A person whose understanding clings to sense-objects and whose inner self remains restless is hard to cure or set right. Bound tight by the noose of affection and attachment, one becomes deluded, and such a person is not fit for liberation.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment to sense-objects and emotional bondage (sneha-pāśa) produces inner restlessness and delusion; without calming the mind and loosening attachment, one is not qualified for mokṣa.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhīṣma advises the listener that certain mental conditions—sense-attachment, agitation, and bondage through clinging affection—make spiritual correction difficult and obstruct the path to liberation.