Shloka 36
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
नास्ति रागसमं दुःखं नास्ति त्यागसमं सुखम्
nāsti rāgasamaṃ duḥkhaṃ nāsti tyāgasamaṃ sukham
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ບໍ່ມີທຸກຂ໌ໃດເທົ່າກັບຄວາມຕິດພັນ, ແລະບໍ່ມີຄວາມສຸກໃດເທົ່າກັບການສະລະ»। ໃນຄໍາສອນແຫ່ງ Śānti ທ່ານຊີ້ວ່າ ຄວາມຢາກແລະການກໍ່ກຽວແນ່ນຫນາແມ່ນແຫຼ່ງທຸກຂ໌ທີ່ເລິກທີ່ສຸດ, ແລະການປ່ອຍວາງແມ່ນພື້ນຖານທີ່ໝັ້ນຄົງທີ່ສຸດຂອງຄວາມສະຫງົບແລະຄວາມຜາສຸກ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment (rāga)—the mind’s clinging to people, pleasures, outcomes, and possessions—produces the greatest suffering because it breeds fear of loss, frustration, jealousy, and bondage to desire. Renunciation (tyāga)—releasing possessiveness and fixation—yields the greatest happiness because it brings inner freedom, contentment, and steadiness.
In Śānti Parva, after the war, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the means to peace of mind and righteous living. This verse occurs within that didactic setting, summarizing a key moral-psychological insight: suffering is rooted in attachment, while peace arises from letting go.