Shloka 38
Śakra–Namuci-saṃvāda: Śoka-nivāraṇa and Daiva-vicāra
Indra and Namuci on grief, composure, and inevitability
यद् यदागमसंयुक्त न कृच्छुमनुपश्यति । अथ तत्राप्युपादत्ते तमोडव्यक्तमिवानृतम्,सुषुप्तिकालमें स्वप्नदर्शी पुरुष उपस्थित दुःखको प्रत्यक्षकी भाँति अनुभव नहीं करता है। इसलिये वह सुषुप्तिकालमें भी तमोगुणयुक्त मिथ्या सुखका अनुभव करता है
yad yad āgama-saṁyuktaṁ na kṛcchram anupaśyati | atha tatrāpy upādatte tamoḍa-vyaktam ivānṛtam ||
यद् यदागमसंयुक्तं न कृच्छ्रमनुपश्यति । अथ तत्राप्युपादत्ते तमोऽव्यक्तमिवानृतम् ॥ सुषुप्तौ दुःखमासन्नं न प्रत्यक्षमिवेक्षते । तस्मात् तत्रापि मिथ्यासुखं तमसा सह विन्दति ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the mind can fail to recognize suffering when it is veiled by tamas and habitual impressions; even in deep sleep one may ‘experience’ a kind of false, indistinct contentment that is not true well-being.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction, Bhīṣma continues teaching about the nature of mind and experience, using sleep/dream imagery to show how delusion can make hardship seem absent and can present an illusory sense of ease.