Shloka 5
नारद-समङ्ग-संवादः — The Nārada–Samaṅga Dialogue on Fearlessness and Equanimity
अर्था: खलु समृद्धा हि बाढं दु:खं विजानताम् | असमृद्धास्त्वपि सदा मोहयन्त्यविचक्षणान्
arthāḥ khalu samṛddhā hi bāḍhaṃ duḥkhaṃ vijānatām | asamṛddhās tv api sadā mohayanty avicakṣaṇān |
Bhishma berkata: “Bagi mereka yang benar-benar mengerti, bahkan benda dan kenikmatan yang tampak sangat makmur pun dikenali sebagai punca penderitaan yang besar. Namun bagi yang tidak berakal budi, harta yang sedikit dan keseronokan remeh pun sentiasa memperdaya mereka. Ajaran ini menuntun kepada kebijaksanaan batin: ketamakan menjadikan segala nikmat tidak stabil dan mengikat, sedangkan orang bijaksana menembusi kilauannya lalu berpaling kepada kebebasan daripada nafsu.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Discernment transforms one’s view of pleasure: the wise recognize that even great prosperity carries suffering because it fuels attachment and fear of loss, while the undiscerning remain deluded even by trivial enjoyments. The implied remedy is viveka and the weakening of craving.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on ethical and spiritual life after the war, emphasizing the deceptive nature of worldly enjoyments and the superiority of inner freedom over external prosperity.