Shloka 52
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
इतीमं॑ हृदयग्रन्थिं बुद्धिभेदमयं दृढम् । विमुच्य सुखमासीत न शोचेच्छिन्नसंशय:
itīmaṁ hṛdayagranthiṁ buddhibhedamayaṁ dṛḍham | vimucya sukham āsīta na śocec chinnasaṁśayaḥ ||
Ainsi, ce nœud ferme du cœur—fait des divisions que l’esprit forge de lui-même—doit être dénoué. L’ayant relâché, le sage demeure dans l’aisance; le doute tranché, il ne s’afflige plus.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Suffering and grief persist as long as the heart remains tied by rigid inner divisions fabricated by the intellect (seeing ‘I vs. other’, ‘mine vs. not-mine’, ‘gain vs. loss’). By loosening this knot through clear understanding, one becomes free of doubt and therefore free of grief, abiding in inner ease.
Bhishma, instructing on peace and right conduct in the Shanti Parva, concludes a point of spiritual counsel: the listener should untie the deep inner knot created by mental discrimination and thereby live calmly, with doubts resolved and sorrow ended.