Shloka 6
नारद-समङ्ग-संवादः — The Nārada–Samaṅga Dialogue on Fearlessness and Equanimity
यच्च कामसुखं लोके यच्च दिव्यं महत्सुखम् । तृष्णाक्षयसुखस्यैते नाहत: षोडशीं कलाम्
yac ca kāmasukhaṁ loke yac ca divyaṁ mahatsukham | tṛṣṇākṣayasukhasyaite nāhataḥ ṣoḍaśīṁ kalām ||
Bhishma berkata: Apa jua kesenangan yang lahir daripada nafsu di dunia ini, dan apa jua kebahagiaan ilahi yang agung di syurga—kedua-duanya tidak menyamai walau seperenam belas daripada kebahagiaan yang datang daripada lenyapnya dahaga keinginan. Orang bijaksana, dengan pandangan yang jernih, mengetahui bahawa kenikmatan yang melimpah dan halus sekalipun terikat dengan derita; sedangkan orang jahil terus-menerus terpedaya walau oleh objek indera yang remeh.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sensual pleasure (kāma-sukha) and even heavenly pleasure are insignificant compared to the peace and joy that arise when craving is extinguished; true well-being is rooted in inner freedom rather than in objects of enjoyment.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and the path to peace, Bhishma teaches Yudhishthira by contrasting worldly and heavenly enjoyments with the superior happiness of desirelessness, urging a turn toward self-control and inner liberation.