Shloka 19
चिरकारि-उपाख्यानम् / The Exemplum of Cirakārī: Deliberation Before Irreversible Action
यदा नियतिकार्पण्यमथैषामेव रोचते । न हात्यन्तं धनवन्तो भवन्ति सुखिनो5पि वा
yadā niyati-kārpaṇyam athaiṣām eva rocate | na hi atyantaṃ dhanavanto bhavanti sukhino 'pi vā |
Bhīṣma dijo: «Cuando la pobreza traída por el destino se vuelve su propia condición vivida, esta misma visión les resulta grata. Pues nadie permanece absolutamente rico, ni nadie permanece perfectamente feliz. Por ello, no debe uno envanecerse de la riqueza».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth and happiness are unstable; since fate can reduce anyone to hardship, one should abandon arrogance based on riches and cultivate humility and dharmic conduct.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction during the Śānti Parva, he reflects on how people endorse moral restraint especially when they themselves experience misfortune, emphasizing the universal impermanence of prosperity.