Shloka 23
Brāhmaṇa-kṛtya, Āśrama-niyama, and Dāna-prasaṃsā
Duties of the Brāhmaṇa, āśrama discipline, and praise of giving
एतद् विदित्वा कार्त्स्न्येन यो न मुह्ति मानव: । कुशली सर्वदु:खेषु स वै सर्वधनो नर:
etad viditvā kārtsnyena yo na muhyati mānavaḥ | kuśalī sarvaduḥkheṣu sa vai sarvadhano naraḥ ||
ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਇਸ ਗੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਕਦੇ ਮੋਹਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ, ਉਹ ਹਰ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਦੁੱਖਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਵੀ ਸੁਖੀ-ਸਥਿਰ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਉਹੀ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਹਰ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਧਨਵਾਨ ਹੈ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Complete understanding of the truth being taught removes delusion (moha). Freedom from delusion makes a person resilient in all sorrows; such steadiness is presented as the highest form of wealth.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the means to peace after the war. Here he concludes a point by stating that one who fully grasps it does not become confused and thus remains secure even amid suffering, embodying true prosperity.