Shloka 105
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
स्पृहामोहाभिमानेषु लोक: सक्तो विमुहति । “लोग ईर्ष्या, अभिमान, लोभ, काम, क्रोध, भय, स्पृहा, मोह और अभिमानमें फँसकर अपना विवेक खो बैठे हैं ।।
bhīṣma uvāca |
spṛhā-mohābhimāneṣu lokaḥ sakto vimuhyati |
bhavāṁs tu bhāva-tattva-jño vidvān jñāna-tapo'nvitaḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Manusia, kerana terikat pada keinginan, kekeliruan dan keangkuhan diri, menjadi bingung lalu kehilangan daya pertimbangan. Tetapi engkau ialah pengenal hakikat sejati—seorang yang terpelajar, dikurniai pengetahuan dan tapa—mampu melihat dengan jelas gerak-geri Masa dan menilai kenyataan dengan pengertian yang teguh. Pengajaran etika di sini ialah: perhambaan lahir daripada kekotoran batin, sedangkan kejernihan dan pertimbangan yang benar lahir daripada ilmu yang terdidik serta penguasaan diri.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment to craving, delusion, and ego makes people lose discernment; wisdom arises from knowledge, austerity, and mastery over the mind, which enables one to see reality (and Time’s movement) clearly.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma contrasts the confused condition of ordinary people with the elevated insight of his listener, praising him as a knower of truth and fit to understand subtle principles.