Shloka 203
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
क्षेत्रापणगृहासक्तं मृत्युरादाय गच्छति । वह अपने खेत, दूकान और घरके ही चक््करमें पड़ा रहता है। उनके लिये तरह-तरहके कर्मोमें फँसता है; परंतु उनका फल मिलने भी नहीं पाता कि मौत उसको इस संसारसे उठा ले जाती है
kṣetrāpaṇagṛhāsaktaṃ mṛtyur ādāya gacchati |
क्षेत्रापणगृहासक्तं मृत्युरादाय गच्छति। क्षेत्रेष्वापणेषु गृहेषु चासक्तो जनः तदर्थं नानाकर्मसु बद्धो भवति; तेषां फलमपि न प्राप्नोति यावत्, तावदेव मृत्युः संसारात् तमुद्धरति॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly attachments—especially to property, trade, and household preoccupations—do not guarantee fulfillment; death can intervene before any expected ‘fruit’ arrives. Therefore one should prioritize dharma, inner discipline, and a life oriented to lasting values rather than endless acquisition.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and the conduct of life. Here he offers a reflective warning: a person engrossed in managing land, commerce, and home becomes trapped in many undertakings, yet death abruptly removes him, exposing the uncertainty of worldly plans.