Shloka 8
अध्याय ३२३ — श्वेतद्वीपगमनम्, यज्ञभाग-विवादः, एकान्तिभक्त्या नारायणदर्शन-नियमः (Śvetadvīpa Journey; Dispute over Sacrificial Share; Rule of Nārāyaṇa-vision through Single-minded Devotion)
इन्द्रियाणां प्रसड़रेन दोषमृच्छत्यसंशयम् । संनियम्य तु तान्येव सिद्धिमाप्रोति मानव:
indriyāṇāṁ prasaṅgareṇa doṣam ṛcchaty asaṁśayam | saṁniyamya tu tāny eva siddhim āpnoti mānavaḥ ||
Bhishma dit : «Il n’y a aucun doute : l’homme tombe dans la faute et la ruine morale lorsque les sens s’emmêlent à leurs objets. Mais lorsqu’il maîtrise ces mêmes sens, il atteint la réussite et l’accomplissement spirituel.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment to sense-objects leads inevitably to doṣa (moral fault and downfall), while restraint of the senses (indriya-nigraha) leads to siddhi—success understood as inner mastery and spiritual attainment.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising on dharma and right conduct, emphasizing disciplined control of the senses as a foundation for ethical life and higher attainment.