Shloka 17
Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman
पत्तनानि च रम्याणि स्फीतानि नगराणि च | रत्नानि च विचित्राणि पश्यन्नपि न पश्यति
paṭṭanāni ca ramyāṇi sphītāni nagarāṇi ca | ratnāni ca vicitrāṇi paśyann api na paśyati |
ビーシュマは言った。「道中、麗しい町々や栄えた都が目に入ろうとも、また種々の不思議な宝玉が眼前に現れようとも、彼はそれらを見てなお、見ぬがごとくであった。此の偈は内なる離欲の理想を示す。心が出離に安住するとき、外の栄華は欲を起こさず、心を乱さない。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True renunciation is shown by non-attachment: even when wealth, beauty, and luxury are directly visible, a disciplined person remains inwardly unmoved, free from desire and possessiveness.
Bhishma describes a renunciate-like figure passing through prosperous towns and cities where splendid jewels are visible; yet, despite looking, he is portrayed as not really 'seeing' them—meaning he does not engage with them through craving or interest.