Shloka 38
राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता
Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement
यदा निवृत्त: सर्वस्मात् कामो यो<5स्य हृदि स्थित: । तदा भवति सत्त्वस्थस्ततो ब्रह्म समश्षुते
yadā nivṛttaḥ sarvasmāt kāmo yo 'sya hṛdi sthitaḥ | tadā bhavati sattvasthaḥ tato brahma samaśnute ||
Itinuro ni Bhīṣma: Kapag ang tao ay umurong mula sa bawat pagnanasang nanahan sa puso, ang isip ay matatag na naninindigan sa dalisay na sattva. Sa gayong kalinisan at kapanatagan, natatamo niya ang tuwirang pagdama sa Brahman—ang Kataas-taasang Sarili—na lampas sa pagnanasa at pagyanig.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Freedom from all heart-rooted desires leads to a mind established in sattva (clarity and purity), and from that inner steadiness arises realization of Brahman.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and the path to inner peace; here he describes the psychological and ethical condition—cessation of desire—that culminates in spiritual realization.