Shloka 47
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
विनाशिनो हाध्रुवजीवितस्य कि बन्धुभिभभिन्नपरिग्रहै श्व । विहाय यो गच्छति सर्वमेव क्षणेन गत्वा न निवर्तते च,जो एक दिन नष्ट होनेवाला है, जिसके जीवनका कुछ ठिकाना नहीं, ऐसे अनित्य शरीरको पाकर इन बन्धु-बान्धवों तथा स्त्री-पुत्र आदिसे क्या लाभ है? यह सोचकर जो मनुष्य इन सबको क्षणभरमें वैराग्यपूर्वक त्यागकर चल देता है, उसे मृत्युके पश्चात् फिर इस संसारमें जन्म नहीं लेना पड़ता
vināśino hādhruva-jīvitasya kiṁ bandhubhir bhinna-parigrahaiḥ śvaḥ | vihāya yo gacchati sarvam eva kṣaṇena gatvā na nivartate ca ||
Bhishma disse: “Ai de nós! Para aquele cuja vida é perecível e cujo prazo é incerto, que ganho real há em parentes e em posses dispersas e instáveis? Refletindo assim, quem num instante renuncia a tudo com desapego e parte—tendo ido—não retorna novamente (ao nascimento mundano).”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Because life and the body are perishable and uncertain, clinging to relatives and possessions is ultimately unreliable; swift, dispassionate renunciation leads to non-return—freedom from rebirth.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma teaches Yudhishthira by emphasizing the fragility of life and urging detachment as the path toward moksha.