Shloka 14
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
कान्ताभिरपरांस्तत्र परिष्वक्तान् ददर्श ह | न ददर्श च तान् भूयो ददर्श च पुनर्नुप:
kāntābhir aparāṁs tatra pariṣvaktān dadarśa ha | na dadarśa ca tān bhūyo dadarśa ca punar nṛpaḥ |
ณ ที่นั้น พระราชาทอดพระเนตรเห็นผู้อื่นอีกซึ่งถูกโอบกอดอยู่ในอ้อมแขนของนางอันเป็นที่รัก ครั้นแล้วก็ทรงไม่เห็นพวกเขาอีก และต่อมาก็ทรงเห็นขึ้นมาอีกครั้ง
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when pleasure and companionship appear attainable, they are unstable and intermittently perceived; this underscores the unreliability of sense-based fulfillment and encourages restraint and detachment aligned with dharma.
Bhishma describes a king witnessing beings absorbed in embraces with their beloveds, but the vision flickers—sometimes visible, sometimes not—suggesting a wondrous or illusory realm where perception and enjoyment are not steady.