Shloka 28
Vipula’s Yogic Protection of the Guru’s Household (विपुलस्य योगरक्षा / Vipulasya Yogarakṣā)
न कामभोगान् विपुलान् नालंकारान् न संश्रयान् । तथैव बहु मन्यन्ते यथा रत्यामनुग्रहम्
na kāmabhogān vipulān nālaṅkārān na saṁśrayān | tathaiva bahu manyante yathā ratyām anugraham ||
Mereka tidak menilai tinggi kelimpahan kenikmatan indria, perhiasan, ataupun tempat tinggal yang elok, sebagaimana mereka menilai kasih dan perhatian yang ditunjukkan dalam keintiman.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Material comforts—pleasures, ornaments, and fine housing—do not equal the value of considerate, affectionate treatment in intimacy; relational harmony depends more on respect and kindness than on possessions.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, here emphasizing a practical principle of household life: emotional consideration and tenderness are prized more than external gifts.