Shloka 24
Adhyāya 180: Jīva, Śarīra, and the Fire Analogy (भृगु–भरद्वाज संवादः)
न संनिपतितं धर्म्यमुपभोगं यदृच्छया । प्रत्याचक्षे न चाप्येनमनुरुध्ये सुदुर्लभम्
na saṁnipatitaṁ dharmyam upabhogaṁ yadṛcchayā | pratyācakṣe na cāpy enam anurudhye sudurlabham ||
Bila karena kehendak nasib suatu kenikmatan yang selaras dengan dharma datang kepadaku dengan sendirinya, aku tidak menolaknya karena benci; dan bila itu tidak datang, aku tidak mengejarnya, pun tidak merindukan kesenangan yang sukar diperoleh.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Practice contentment and restraint: accept dharmic enjoyments that come unbidden without aversion, but do not cultivate craving or pursuit for rare pleasures when they are absent.
In the Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs on righteous conduct and inner discipline. Here he describes his stance toward pleasure—neither rejecting lawful gains that arrive by chance nor yearning after difficult-to-get enjoyments.