Shloka 37
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
दूरगं बहुधागामि प्रार्थनासंशयात्मकम् । मन: सुनियतं यस्य स सुखी प्रेत्य चेह च
dūragaṁ bahudhāgāmi prārthanā-saṁśayātmakaṁ | manaḥ suniyataṁ yasya sa sukhī pretya ceha ca ||
Bhishma dit : Celui dont l’esprit—agité, courant au loin, errant vers de multiples objets, poussé par le désir et rongé par le doute—a été fermement contenu et bien gouverné, devient heureux en cette vie même et, après la mort, dans le monde à venir.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Happiness in both this life and the next depends on mastering the mind. When the mind that habitually runs after many objects—powered by craving and destabilized by doubt—is brought under steady control, one gains lasting well-being.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and the means to peace after the war. Here he emphasizes inner governance: the disciplined mind is presented as the decisive factor for a good life and a good post-mortem destiny.