Shloka 33
Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession
सहस्व श्रियमन्येषां यद्यपि त्वयि नास्ति सा । अन्यत्रापि सतीं लक्ष्मी कुशला भुज्जते सदा
sahasva śriyam anyeṣāṃ yadyapi tvayi nāsti sā | anyatrāpi satīṃ lakṣmīṃ kuśalā bhuñjate sadā ||
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: Tiisin mo kapag ang kasaganaan ay nasa iba, kahit wala ito sa iyo. Sapagkat ang mga taong may kakayahan at malinaw ang paghatol ay laging marunong magtamasa at gumamit nang wasto ng kapalaran, saan man ito nananahan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches kṣānti (forbearance) and non-envy: one should patiently accept that wealth and success may be with others, and cultivate the skill and steadiness to live well without resentment, making wise use of whatever fortune is available.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct after the war. Here he advises a king to restrain jealousy over others’ prosperity and to adopt the practical wisdom of the capable, who can benefit from circumstances even when Lakṣmī is not personally with them.