Shloka 16
अव्यक्त–व्यक्त–कारणकार्यविवेकः
Avyakta–Vyakta and Causality: Discrimination of Field and Knower
विषया विनिवर्तन्ते निराहारस्य देहिन: । रसवर्ज रसो<प्यस्य परं दृष्टवा निवर्तते
viṣayā vinivartante nirāhārasya dehinaḥ | rasavarjaṁ raso 'py asya paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate ||
Bhishma berkata: Bagi orang yang menahan diri daripada kenikmatan indera, objek-objek indera memang menjauh; namun “rasa” keterikatan terhadapnya masih tinggal. Tetapi apabila seseorang menyaksikan Hakikat Tertinggi secara langsung, bahkan keinginan yang tersisa itu pun padam. Ajaran ini menegaskan bahawa pengekangan luaran belum sempurna jika keterikatan batin tidak dileraikan melalui penyedaran yang lebih tinggi.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
External withdrawal from sense-objects can stop indulgence, but the inner ‘taste’ (residual craving) may persist; only direct realization of the Supreme removes that subtle attachment completely.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner discipline, Bhīṣma teaches that true mastery over the senses is not merely abstinence but the transformation of desire through higher spiritual vision.