Shloka 1
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
नफमजान- () असड अत ३. “कृच्छृ” शब्दसे प्राजापत्यकृच्छुका ग्रहण किया जाता है। प्राजापत्यकृच्छुका विधान इस प्रकार है-- त्यहं प्रातरूयहं सायं तयहमद्यादयाचितम् । त्र्यहं परं च नाश्नीयात् प्राजापत्योड्यमुच्यते ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | durantēṣv indriyārthēṣu saktāḥ sīdanti jantavaḥ | ye tv asaktā mahātmānas te yānti paramāṃ gatim ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, objek-objek indria amat sukar ditaklukkan. Makhluk yang melekat padanya tenggelam dalam derita berulang-ulang; tetapi para mahātmā yang tidak melekat mencapai tujuan tertinggi.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment to sense-objects leads beings into ongoing distress, while non-attachment and mastery over the senses is praised as the path of the great-souled, culminating in the highest spiritual end (paramā gati).
In the Shanti Parva dialogue, Bhishma continues instructing King Yudhishthira on dharma and inner discipline, contrasting the fate of those bound by sensory cravings with those who cultivate detachment and thus progress toward liberation.