Shloka 5
नारद-समङ्ग-संवादः — The Nārada–Samaṅga Dialogue on Fearlessness and Equanimity
अर्था: खलु समृद्धा हि बाढं दु:खं विजानताम् | असमृद्धास्त्वपि सदा मोहयन्त्यविचक्षणान्
arthāḥ khalu samṛddhā hi bāḍhaṃ duḥkhaṃ vijānatām | asamṛddhās tv api sadā mohayanty avicakṣaṇān |
ビーシュマは言った。「真に理解する者にとっては、いかにも繁栄に満ちた対象や享楽でさえ、激しい苦の源と見定められる。だが分別なき者は、わずかな所有や取るに足らぬ快楽にすら、つねに惑わされる。この教えが指し示すのは内なる見極めである。渇望はあらゆる享楽を不安定にし、束縛へと変えるが、賢者はそのきらめきを見抜き、欲からの解放へと向かう。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Discernment transforms one’s view of pleasure: the wise recognize that even great prosperity carries suffering because it fuels attachment and fear of loss, while the undiscerning remain deluded even by trivial enjoyments. The implied remedy is viveka and the weakening of craving.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on ethical and spiritual life after the war, emphasizing the deceptive nature of worldly enjoyments and the superiority of inner freedom over external prosperity.