Shloka 36
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
नास्ति रागसमं दुःखं नास्ति त्यागसमं सुखम्
nāsti rāgasamaṃ duḥkhaṃ nāsti tyāgasamaṃ sukham
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Walang dalamhati na kapantay ng pagkakapit; walang ligaya na kapantay ng pagtalikod.” Sa mga aral ng Śānti, inilalarawan niya ang pagnanasa at pagkapit bilang pinakamalalim na ugat ng pagdurusa, at ang pagbitaw bilang pinakatiyak na saligan ng kapayapaan at kaginhawahan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment (rāga)—the mind’s clinging to people, pleasures, outcomes, and possessions—produces the greatest suffering because it breeds fear of loss, frustration, jealousy, and bondage to desire. Renunciation (tyāga)—releasing possessiveness and fixation—yields the greatest happiness because it brings inner freedom, contentment, and steadiness.
In Śānti Parva, after the war, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the means to peace of mind and righteous living. This verse occurs within that didactic setting, summarizing a key moral-psychological insight: suffering is rooted in attachment, while peace arises from letting go.