Shloka 2
जन्ममृत्युजरादु:खैव्याधिभिमानसक्लमै: | दृष्टवैव संततं लोकं घटेन्मोक्षाय बुद्धिमान्,यह जगत् जन्म, मृत्यु और वृद्धावस्थाके दु:खों, नाना प्रकारके रोगों तथा मानसिक चिन्ताओंसे व्याप्त है; ऐसा समझकर बुद्धिमान् पुरुषको मोक्षके लिये ही प्रयत्न करना चाहिये
janma-mṛtyu-jarā-duḥkhair vyādhibhir mānasa-klamaiḥ | dṛṣṭvaiva satataṁ lokaṁ ghaṭen mokṣāya buddhimān ||
ଏହି ଜଗତ ଜନ୍ମ, ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ଓ ଜରାର ଦୁଃଖ, ନାନା ପ୍ରକାର ରୋଗ ଏବଂ ମାନସିକ କ୍ଲେଶରେ ନିରନ୍ତର ବ୍ୟାପ୍ତ—ଏହା ଦେଖି ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ୍ ପୁରୁଷ ମୋକ୍ଷ ପାଇଁ ମାତ୍ର ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Recognize the pervasive nature of saṁsāric suffering—birth, death, aging, disease, and mental distress—and therefore prioritize striving for mokṣa (liberation) as the highest aim.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on the highest good; here he frames the world as continuously afflicted by inevitable sufferings and urges the wise to pursue liberation.