Shloka 43
जनक–पराशर संवादः — वर्ण-गोत्र-धर्मविचारः
Janaka–Parāśara: Varṇa, Gotra, and Dharma Inquiry
ताम्येयु: प्रच्युता: पृथ्वीं मोहपूर्णा नदीं नरा: । यथा गाधमविद्धांसो बुद्धियोगमयं तथा
tāmyeyuḥ pracyutāḥ pṛthvīṃ mohapūrṇāṃ nadīṃ narāḥ | yathā gādham aviddhāṃso buddhiyogamayaṃ tathā ||
ビーシュマは言った。迷妄に満ちたこの世の大河――大地のごとく広大な流れ――に落ちた人々は、苦しみ、疲れ果てる。川の深さを知らぬ者が深い川底へ踏み入れて難儀するように、ブッディ・ヨーガ（識別の智を鍛える修行）に通じぬ者は皆、この迷いに満ちた広大な世間の河に沈み、悩みを受けるのである。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignorance of buddhi-yoga—clear discernment and knowledge-guided discipline—causes people to be overwhelmed by moha; like misjudging a river’s depth, they enter saṃsāra unprepared and suffer.
In Bhishma’s instruction in the Śānti Parva, he uses a vivid simile: the world is a vast river filled with delusion, and those lacking discernment step into its depths and experience distress, illustrating why knowledge and right understanding are necessary for liberation and right conduct.