Shloka 25
निर्वेदोपदेशः (Nirveda-Upadeśa) — Maṅki’s Dispassion and the Limits of Wealth-Seeking
ततः स प्राद्रवद् विप्रो विस्स्मयाद् विगतक्लम: । गौतम: परमर्धि तां पश्चन् परमविस्मित:
tataḥ sa prādravad vipro vismayād vigataklamaḥ | gautamaḥ paramarddhitāṁ paśyan paramavismitaḥ ||
すると婆羅門ガウタマは、驚嘆のあまり疲れも消え失せ、前へと駆け出した。その並外れた繁栄と輝きを目にして、彼はさらに深く驚き、常の尺度を超えるものへと心を引かれていった。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how powerful perception of extraordinary fortune can override physical exhaustion, suggesting that the mind’s states—wonder, desire to know, and attention—can strongly govern bodily limits; it also frames prosperity as something that invites scrutiny and reflection within a dharmic narrative.
Bhishma narrates that the brahmin Gautama, struck with amazement, suddenly regains energy and runs forward, continuing to look upon an exceptional display of prosperity and becoming increasingly astonished.