Shloka 15
मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः
Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment
नित्यतृप्तः सुसंतुष्ट: प्रसन्नवदनेन्द्रिय: । विभीर्जप्यपरो मौनी वैराग्यं समुपाश्रित:
nityatṛptaḥ susantuṣṭaḥ prasannavadanendriyaḥ | vibhīr japyaparo maunī vairāgyaṃ samupāśritaḥ ||
भीष्म उवाच— नित्यतृप्तः सुसन्तुष्टः प्रसन्नवदनेन्द्रियः। विभीर्जप्यपरो मौनी वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate steady inner contentment, keep the senses serene, exclude fear, practice mantra-repetition (especially Oṃ), and adopt silence and dispassion—disciplines that stabilize character and support liberation-oriented living.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on the qualities and practices of a disciplined, peace-seeking person, emphasizing inner restraint over external action.