Shloka 24
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
एवं विजान् लोके5स्मिन् क: कस्येत्यभिनिश्चित: । मोक्षे निवेशय मनो भूयश्चाप्युपधारय
evaṁ vijān loke 'smin kaḥ kasyety abhiniścitaḥ | mokṣe niveśaya mano bhūyaś cāpy upadhāraya ||
“Sa pagkaalam nito, sa mundong ito’y walang sinumang maaaring itakdang tiyak na ‘pag-aari’ ng iba—sino ang kanino? Kaya ituon ang isip sa moksha, ang paglaya, at pagbulay-bulayan ito nang paulit-ulit.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches non-possessiveness: in worldly life, claims like “this person is mine” or “I belong to someone” cannot be ultimately established. Recognizing this, one should turn the mind toward mokṣa and repeatedly contemplate this truth to weaken attachment.
Bhīṣma, instructing in the Śānti Parva, urges the listener to adopt a reflective, renunciant outlook. He frames worldly relationships and ownership as unstable and inconclusive, and directs the listener to focus on liberation through repeated contemplation.