Shloka 48
Śānti-parva 168: Śoka-nivṛtti-buddhi (The Cognition that Reduces Grief) and Piṅgalā’s Nairāśya
न कर्मणा55प्रोत्यनवाप्यमर्थ यद्भावि तद्वै भवतीति वित्त । त्रिवर्गहीनो5पि हि विन्दते<र्थ तस्मादहो लोकहिताय गुहाम्
na karmaṇā prāptum anavāpyam arthaṃ yad bhāvi tad vai bhavatīti vitta | trivarga-hīno 'pi hi vindate 'rthaṃ tasmād aho loka-hitāya guhām ||
由提湿提罗说道：若非命中应得，单凭劳作也不能确保任何所得；凡注定要发生的，必然发生——当知此为确然。即便缺失人生三义者，也仍可能获得财富；因此，唉，为了世间福祉，这真理却如洞窟般隐蔽，使人难以识见。
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effort alone cannot secure what is not destined; what is fated will occur. The verse highlights the tension between human striving (karma) and inevitability (bhāvi), warning that outcomes—especially regarding wealth—do not always correlate with moral or goal-oriented living (trivarga).
In Śānti Parva’s reflective discourse, Yudhiṣṭhira voices a sober observation about how results in the world often appear governed by destiny rather than merit or disciplined pursuit of dharma, artha, and kāma, and he laments that this hard truth remains ‘hidden’ from common understanding.