Shloka 203
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
क्षेत्रापणगृहासक्तं मृत्युरादाय गच्छति । वह अपने खेत
kṣetrāpaṇagṛhāsaktaṃ mṛtyur ādāya gacchati |
जो शेत, बाजारपेठ आणि घरधंद्यातच आसक्त राहतो, त्याला मृत्यु उचलून नेतो. त्यांच्यासाठी तो अनेक कर्मांत गुंततो; पण त्यांचे फळ मिळण्याआधीच मृत्यु त्याला या संसारातून हिरावून घेतो.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly attachments—especially to property, trade, and household preoccupations—do not guarantee fulfillment; death can intervene before any expected ‘fruit’ arrives. Therefore one should prioritize dharma, inner discipline, and a life oriented to lasting values rather than endless acquisition.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and the conduct of life. Here he offers a reflective warning: a person engrossed in managing land, commerce, and home becomes trapped in many undertakings, yet death abruptly removes him, exposing the uncertainty of worldly plans.