Shloka 13
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
इष्टसत्रेण संसिद्धों भूयश्व॒ तपसा55सुरि: । क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोव्र्यक्ति बुबुधे देवदर्शन:
iṣṭasatreṇa saṃsiddho bhūyaś ca tapasa āsuriḥ | kṣetra-kṣetrajñayor vyaktiṃ bubudhe deva-darśanaḥ ||
इष्टसत्रेण संसिद्धो भूयश्च तपसा आसुरिः। क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्व्यक्तिं बुबुधे देवदर्शनः॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True wisdom is the clear discrimination between kṣetra (the changing body-mind field) and kṣetrajña (the conscious knower). Such discernment is gained through disciplined tapas and the ‘sacrifice’ of knowledge—an inner, ethical-spiritual practice rather than mere external ritual.
Bhishma cites the sage Asuri as an exemplar: through successful sacred practice and austerity, Asuri attains divine vision and realizes the distinction between the experiential realm and the witnessing self, reinforcing the Shanti Parva’s instruction on liberation-oriented understanding.