Shloka 14
Khaḍgotpattiḥ (Origin and Dharmic Function of the Sword) | खड्गोत्पत्तिः
प्रत्यक्ष तु कुरुश्रेष्ठ त्यज लोभमिहात्मना । त्यक्त्वा लोभ॑ सुखं लोके प्रेत्य चानुचरिष्यसि
pratyakṣaṃ tu kuruśreṣṭha tyaja lobham ihātmanā | tyaktvā lobhaṃ sukhaṃ loke pretya cānucariṣyasi ||
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ— ହେ କୁରୁଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ତୁମେ ନିଜ ପ୍ରୟାସରେ ଏଠାରେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଦେଖାଯାଉଥିବା ଏହି ଲୋଭକୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କର। ଲୋଭ ତ୍ୟାଗ କଲେ ତୁମେ ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସୁଖ ପାଇବ, ଏବଂ ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ପରେ ପରଲୋକରେ ମଧ୍ୟ; ତଥା କ୍ଷେମରେ ବିଚରିବ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed is a plainly observable source of suffering and moral downfall; therefore one should renounce it through one’s own conscious effort. Such renunciation yields well-being both in this life (social harmony, inner peace) and in the post-death state (favorable spiritual outcome).
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct after the war. Here he gives direct ethical counsel: abandon greed, because its consequences are visible in the present and it obstructs lasting happiness in both worldly and otherworldly terms.