Shloka 35
Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession
योगधर्मको जाननेवाले धर्मात्मा धीर मनुष्य अपनी सम्पत्ति तथा पुत्र-पौत्रोंका भी स्वयं ही त्याग कर देते हैं ।।
yogadharmako jānanevāle dharmātmā dhīra manuṣya āpanā sampatti tathā putra-pautroṅ kā bhī svayaṁ hī tyāga kara dete haiṁ. tyaktaṁ svāyambhuve vaṁśe śubhena bharatena ca | nānāratnasamākīrṇaṁ rājyaṁ sphītam iti śrutam || tathānyair bhūmipālaiś ca tyaktaṁ rājyaṁ mahodayam | tyaktvā rājyāni sarve ca vane vanyaphalāśanāḥ || gatāś ca tapasaḥ pāraṁ duḥkhasyāntaṁ ca bhūmipāḥ | bahusaṅkucukaṁ dṛṣṭvā vidhitsāsādhanena ca | tathānye saṁtyajanty eva matvā paramadurlabham ||
毗湿摩说：通晓瑜伽之法度、坚忍而具法性之人，能凭自身决断，舍弃财物，乃至子孙。吾曾闻：出自自生摩奴（Svayambhuva Manu）一系、行止吉祥的婆罗多王，曾抛却其珠宝充盈、繁盛富庶之国。其后诸多地上之王亦复如是，舍离宏大昌盛的疆土。离国之后，他们居于林野，以野果根茎为食；在那里，他们越过苦行之涯，抵达苦之终尽。见财富唯赖不息勤求方得，而又极其无常不稳；并以之为至难保全之物，故亦有人选择舍弃。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that true wisdom in yogic dharma recognizes the instability of wealth and worldly power; therefore the steadfast may renounce even family attachments and royal prosperity, turning to austerity and inner discipline aimed at ending suffering.
In the Shanti Parva discourse, Bhishma cites exemplars—especially King Bharata of the Svayambhuva Manu line—who abandoned jewel-rich, flourishing kingdoms. He generalizes that many rulers left sovereignty for forest life, living on wild produce and pursuing tapas, thereby moving beyond hardship toward the cessation of suffering.