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 ||
Ketika seseorang menarik diri dari setiap hasrat yang bersemayam di dalam hati, ia teguh berdiri dalam sattva yang murni; dan dalam keadaan itulah ia mencapai penyaksian langsung atas Brahman—Diri Tertinggi—melampaui nafsu dan kegelisahan.
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.