Shloka 15
Adhyāya 164: Gautama as Guest; Kaśyapa’s Satkāra and the Fourfold Arthagati; Journey to Virūpākṣa
सत्यत्यागात् तु मात्सर्यमहितानां च सेवया । एतत् तु क्षीयते तात साधूनामुपसेवनात्
satyatyāgāt tu mātsaryam ahitānāṁ ca sevayā | etat tu kṣīyate tāta sādhūnām upasevanāt ||
Bhīṣma explica que la envidia (mātsarya) nace cuando se abandona la verdad y se frecuenta o se sirve a quienes son dañinos y malvados. Pero, hijo mío, ese mismo defecto se desgasta y se destruye al asistir y asociarse con los virtuosos: sirviendo a los buenos y viviendo en su compañía.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Envy arises from abandoning truth and associating with harmful people; it is reduced and destroyed through service and close association with the virtuous (sādhus).
In Śānti Parva, Bhishma instructs the listener on ethical conduct and inner faults, identifying the causes of mātsarya (envy) and prescribing satsanga—serving and keeping company with good people—as its remedy.