Shloka 46
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
अर्थास्तथात्यन्तसुखावहांश्न लिप्सन्त एते बहवो विशुष्का: । महत्तरं दुःखमनुप्रपन्ना हित्वा55मिषं मृत्युवशं प्रयान्ति
arthās tathātyantasukhāvahān lipsanta ete bahavo viśuṣkāḥ | mahattaraṁ duḥkham anuprapannā hitvāmiṣaṁ mṛtyuvaśaṁ prayānti ||
अर्थानत्यन्तसुखावहान् विषयान् लिप्सन्ति ये बहवो विवेकशून्याः। तस्यां लिप्सायां महत्तरं दुःखमनुप्रपद्य अन्ते तान् भोगान् विहाय मृत्युवशं प्रयान्ति॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Craving for seemingly supreme pleasures becomes a trap: it multiplies suffering and ends inevitably in death, showing the need for restraint and discernment rather than chasing sensual lures.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on right conduct and inner peace, Bhīṣma warns the listener that many people pursue enticing enjoyments, but their pursuit leads to escalating misery and finally to death, leaving those pleasures behind.