Shloka 39
भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या
Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa
दृष्टवा कुणीन् पक्षहतान् मनुष्यानामयाविन: । सुसम्पूर्ण: स्वया योन्या लब्धलाभोडसि काश्यप
dṛṣṭvā kūṇīn pakṣahatān manuṣyān āmayāvinaḥ | susampūrṇaḥ svayā yonyā labdhalābho ’si kāśyapa ||
毗湿摩说道：“见到有人残缺、肢体受损、又为疾病所困，便不得不承认：迦叶啊，你依自身的本然体质而健康完具。你已得大益——得此人身。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma highlights the rarity and value of a sound human embodiment. By contrasting health with visible suffering and disability, he urges gratitude and ethical seriousness: possessing a complete, healthy human life is itself a major ‘gain’ that should be used for dharmic living.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction, Bhīṣma addresses Kāśyapa and points to the condition of many people—crippled or chronically ill—to emphasize that Kāśyapa’s healthy, complete body is a fortunate attainment, already a significant accomplishment and opportunity.