Shloka 34
Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications
लाभालाभौ सुखदु:खे च तात प्रियाप्रिये मरणं जीवितं च । समानि येषां स्थिरविक्रमाणां बुभुत्सतां सत्त्वपथे स्थितानाम्
lābhālābhau sukhaduḥkhe ca tāta priyāpriye maraṇaṃ jīvitaṃ ca | samāni yeṣāṃ sthiravikramāṇāṃ bubhutsatāṃ sattvapathe sthitānām ||
毗湿摩说道：“亲爱的孩子啊，那些勇毅坚定、求取真实觉知、安住于萨埵（清净）之道的人，在他们眼中，得与失、乐与苦、可爱与不可爱，乃至生与死，皆无差别。此等人远离占有之执与我慢，以平等之见观照对待之相；因此，你当以警觉与自制，侍奉并礼敬这些爱法（达摩）的伟大圣者。因为他们论及吉祥与不吉祥之言，真实可信；不像那些只为炫示而空谈的人。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate equanimity toward life’s opposites—gain/loss, pleasure/pain, liked/disliked, life/death—by abiding in sattva and seeking true understanding; honor and serve such steady, dharma-rooted people because their discernment and speech about right and wrong are reliable.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma addresses the listener (traditionally Yudhishthira) and describes the qualities of spiritually mature, sattva-established seekers, urging respectful service to them and warning that many others merely talk without true insight.