Shloka 30
Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession
पुरस्ताद् भूतपूर्वत्वाद्धीनभाग्यो हि दुर्मति: । धातारं ग्ते नित्यं लब्धार्थश्न न मृष्यते
purastād bhūtapūrvatvād dhīna-bhāgyo hi durmatiḥ | dhātāraṃ nindate nityaṃ labdhārthān na mṛṣyate ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Kapag ang isang tao ay minsang nagkaroon ng yaman at saka ito nawala, ang alaala ring iyon ang nagtutulak sa mangmang na ituring ang sarili na malas. Palagi niyang sinisisi ang Tagapag-ayos ng Kapalaran, at hindi siya nasisiyahan sa anumang dumarating sa kanya dahil sa lakas ng dating tadhana.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Past attachment to former prosperity breeds a sense of misfortune and leads to blaming Fate; the ethical remedy implied is contentment and acceptance of what comes through prārabdha (one’s operative destiny), rather than resentment and complaint.
In Bhishma’s instruction during the Śānti Parva, he describes a psychological pattern: a person who once had wealth and then loses it becomes bitter, continually criticizes the cosmic dispenser (Dhātā), and remains dissatisfied even with what he still receives.