Shloka 46
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
अर्थास्तथात्यन्तसुखावहांश्न लिप्सन्त एते बहवो विशुष्का: । महत्तरं दुःखमनुप्रपन्ना हित्वा55मिषं मृत्युवशं प्रयान्ति
arthās tathātyantasukhāvahān lipsanta ete bahavo viśuṣkāḥ | mahattaraṁ duḥkham anuprapannā hitvāmiṣaṁ mṛtyuvaśaṁ prayānti ||
Bhishma dit : Bien des hommes, le cœur desséché (dépourvu de discernement), convoitent des objets de jouissance qui semblent promettre le bonheur suprême. Pourtant, en poursuivant ce désir, ils tombent dans des souffrances toujours plus grandes, et, à la fin—laissant ces plaisirs—ils passent, impuissants, sous l’empire de la mort.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Craving for seemingly supreme pleasures becomes a trap: it multiplies suffering and ends inevitably in death, showing the need for restraint and discernment rather than chasing sensual lures.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on right conduct and inner peace, Bhīṣma warns the listener that many people pursue enticing enjoyments, but their pursuit leads to escalating misery and finally to death, leaving those pleasures behind.