Shloka 39
दैव–पुरुषकार-प्रश्नः
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Inquiry: Fate and Human Effort
धुन्धुमारश्न राजर्षि: सत्रेष्वेव जरां गत: । प्रीतिदायं परित्यज्य सुष्वाप स गिरिव्रजे
dhundhumāraśna rājarṣiḥ satreṣv eva jarāṃ gataḥ | prītidāyaṃ parityajya suṣvāpa sa girivraje ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: Ang maharlikang rishi na si Dhundhumāraśna, na tumanda habang abala sa mga pagtitipong handog (satra), ay tinalikuran ang mga bagay na nakalulugod at nakaaaliw, at nahimlay upang matulog sa Girivraja, isang ermitanyong nasa kabundukan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That even a ruler devoted to Vedic duties may, upon reaching old age, consciously relinquish pleasures and comforts, embracing simplicity and restraint as a dharmic transition toward detachment.
Bhīṣma describes the royal sage Dhundhumāraśna: after becoming aged through long participation in sacrificial rites, he gives up pleasurable living and rests in a secluded mountain retreat, signaling a shift from ritual and worldly life toward austerity.