Shloka 38
राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता
Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement
यदा निवृत्त: सर्वस्मात् कामो यो<5स्य हृदि स्थित: । तदा भवति सत्त्वस्थस्ततो ब्रह्म समश्षुते
yadā nivṛttaḥ sarvasmāt kāmo yo 'sya hṛdi sthitaḥ | tadā bhavati sattvasthaḥ tato brahma samaśnute ||
जब मनुष्य के हृदय में स्थित समस्त कामनाओं से वह निवृत्त हो जाता है, तब वह शुद्ध सत्त्व में स्थित हो जाता है; और उसी अवस्था में वह ब्रह्म—परमात्मा—का साक्षात्कार कर लेता है।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Freedom from all heart-rooted desires leads to a mind established in sattva (clarity and purity), and from that inner steadiness arises realization of Brahman.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and the path to inner peace; here he describes the psychological and ethical condition—cessation of desire—that culminates in spiritual realization.