Shloka 22
अध्याय १७८ — प्राणवायुगतिः तथा शारीराग्निव्यवस्था
Adhyāya 178 — The courses of prāṇa-vāyu and the regulation of the bodily fire
न पूर्वे नापरे जातु कामानामन्तमाप्नुवन् । त्यक्त्वा सर्वसमारम्भान् प्रतिबुद्धो5स्मि जागूमि,'पूर्वकालके तथा पीछेके मनुष्य भी कभी कामनाओंका अन्त नहीं पा सके हैं, अतः मैं समस्त कर्मोका आयोजन त्यागकर सावधान हो गया हूँ और मैं पूर्णतः जग गया हूँ
na pūrve nāpare jātu kāmānām antam āpnuvan | tyaktvā sarva-samārambhān pratibuddho 'smi jāgṛmi ||
毗湿摩说道：“无论古人还是后人，从未有人真正抵达欲望的尽头。因此我舍弃一切由作为而起的营谋与计划，令心警醒；我已彻底觉悟。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire (kāma) is intrinsically insatiable—no era’s people have exhausted it—so the wise response is vigilant awakening and the renunciation of action-projects driven by craving, cultivating detachment and self-mastery.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right living, Bhīṣma speaks from his bed of arrows, reflecting on the endlessness of desire and declaring his resolve to abandon worldly enterprises and remain fully awake and watchful.