Shloka 25
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
'ऐसा जानकर इस संसारमें कौन किसका है, इस बातका भलीभाँति विचार करके अपने मनको मोक्षमें लगा दो और साथ ही पुनः इस बातपर ध्यान दो” ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | kṣutpipāsādayo bhāvā jitā yasyeha dehinaḥ | krodho lobhas tathā mohaḥ sattvavān mukta eva saḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Pagkaunawa nito, pag-isipan nang mabuti na sa ikot ng daigdig na ito ay walang sinumang tunay na pag-aari ng sinuman; ituon ang iyong isip sa moksha (pagpapalaya) at pagnilayan ito nang paulit-ulit. Ang sinumang, habang may katawan sa mundong ito, ay nagtagumpay laban sa mga udyok na nagsisimula sa gutom at uhaw—gayundin sa galit, kasakiman, at kamangmangan—ang taong iyon, na puspos ng sattva (linaw at katatagan), ay tunay na malaya kahit dito pa lamang.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is grounded in inner conquest: mastering bodily urges (hunger, thirst) and mental afflictions (anger, greed, delusion). One who is established in sattva—clarity and steadiness—can be considered free even while living in the world.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Bhishma advises the listener to reflect on the non-possessive nature of worldly relations (“who belongs to whom?”) and to direct the mind toward moksha, emphasizing practical signs of inner freedom through victory over key impulses.