Shloka 33
Śakra–Namuci-saṃvāda: Śoka-nivāraṇa and Daiva-vicāra
Indra and Namuci on grief, composure, and inevitability
एवं त्वक्चक्षुषी जिह्नला नासिका चेति पठचमी । स्पर्शे रूपे रसे गन्धे तानि चेतो मनश्न॒ तत्
evaṁ tvak-cakṣuṣī jihvā nāsikā ceti pañcamī | sparśe rūpe rase gandhe tāni ceto manaś ca tat ||
Ipinaliwanag ni Bhishma na gayundin, ang balat, ang mga mata, ang dila, at ang ilong—na bumubuo sa lima—ay nakasalig sa kani-kanilang larangan ng karanasan: haplos, anyo, lasa, at amoy. Ngunit iisa ang kanilang ugat: ang isip; kaya ang lahat ng kakayahang pandama ay dapat maunawaang umaasa sa isip at hinuhubog ng isip mismo.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The senses operate in their respective domains (touch, form, taste, smell), but their functioning and direction depend on the mind; therefore, mastery of the mind is essential for ethical self-control and inner discipline.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation-oriented reflection, Bhishma continues a philosophical explanation of the human faculties, describing how the sense-organs relate to their objects and how the mind stands as their common cause and coordinator.