Shloka 21
Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)
स काम: सर्वभूतानां सर्वभावगतो नृप । असुराणां सुराणां च चरत्यन्तर्गतः सदा
sa kāmaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ sarvabhāvagato nṛpa | asurāṇāṁ surāṇāṁ ca caraty antargataḥ sadā ||
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，那名为‘爱欲’（迦摩 Kāma）者，遍入一切众生内在的意向与心行，又常在天神与阿修罗之心中游行不息——此迦摩，正被宣示为薄伽梵圣黑天（室利·克里希那）的后裔。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire (kāma) is a universal inner force operating in all beings—divine and demonic alike—so ethical life requires recognizing its pervasive presence and governing it through dharma rather than being governed by it.
Bhīṣma instructs the king (Yudhiṣṭhira in this parva’s dialogue) by describing Kāma as an ever-present internal mover in all creatures, and he links this personified power to Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s lineage, elevating the discussion from mere psychology to a cosmic-genealogical frame.