Shloka 57
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
त्रिवर्गो यस्य विदित: प्रेक्ष्य यश्चन विमुडचति । अन्विष्य मनसा युक्तस्तत्त्वदर्शी निरुत्सुक:
trivargo yasya viditaḥ prekṣya yaś ca na vimūḍhyati | anvīṣya manasā yuktaḥ tattvadarśī nirutsukaḥ ||
Bhishma dit : Seul est véritable voyant du réel celui qui comprend clairement les trois buts de l’existence—dharma, artha et kāma—, qui, après mûre réflexion, n’en est pas abusé, et qui, ayant recherché le Soi par l’esprit et s’étant discipliné dans le yoga, a renoncé au désir agité de tout ce qui n’est pas le Soi.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True wisdom is not merely knowing dharma, artha, and kāma, but examining them without delusion and then turning inward: through disciplined inquiry into the Self, one becomes free from craving for non-Self objects and thus becomes a tattvadarśī (seer of reality).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and right living, Bhishma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira by defining the marks of a genuine knower: one who understands worldly aims, is not confused by them, and pursues Self-knowledge with yogic discipline and detachment.