Shloka 23
Brāhmaṇa-kṛtya, Āśrama-niyama, and Dāna-prasaṃsā
Duties of the Brāhmaṇa, āśrama discipline, and praise of giving
एतद् विदित्वा कार्त्स्न्येन यो न मुह्ति मानव: । कुशली सर्वदु:खेषु स वै सर्वधनो नर:
etad viditvā kārtsnyena yo na muhyati mānavaḥ | kuśalī sarvaduḥkheṣu sa vai sarvadhano naraḥ ||
بھیشم نے کہا— جو انسان اس حقیقت کو پوری طرح جان کر کبھی فریب میں نہیں پڑتا، وہ ہر طرح کے دکھوں کے بیچ بھی سلامت اور ثابت قدم رہتا ہے؛ وہی درحقیقت ہر معنی میں دولت مند ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Complete understanding of the truth being taught removes delusion (moha). Freedom from delusion makes a person resilient in all sorrows; such steadiness is presented as the highest form of wealth.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the means to peace after the war. Here he concludes a point by stating that one who fully grasps it does not become confused and thus remains secure even amid suffering, embodying true prosperity.