Shloka 47
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
विनाशिनो हाध्रुवजीवितस्य कि बन्धुभिभभिन्नपरिग्रहै श्व । विहाय यो गच्छति सर्वमेव क्षणेन गत्वा न निवर्तते च
vināśino hādhruva-jīvitasya kiṁ bandhubhir bhinna-parigrahaiḥ śvaḥ | vihāya yo gacchati sarvam eva kṣaṇena gatvā na nivartate ca ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Ay, para sa may buhay na madaling maparam at panahong di-tiyak, ano ang tunay na pakinabang sa mga kamag-anak at sa mga pag-aaring watak-watak at di-matatag? Sa pagninilay na ganyan, ang sinumang sa isang iglap ay tumalikod sa lahat nang may paglayo ng loob at lumisan—pagkaalis—hindi na muling nagbabalik (sa kapanganakang makamundo).”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Because life and the body are perishable and uncertain, clinging to relatives and possessions is ultimately unreliable; swift, dispassionate renunciation leads to non-return—freedom from rebirth.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma teaches Yudhishthira by emphasizing the fragility of life and urging detachment as the path toward moksha.