Shloka 21
Śarīrin, Buddhi, and the Limits of Sense-Perception (इन्द्रियबुद्धिशरीरिविचारः)
न तत्पुरुषकारेण न च दैवेन केनचित् । सुखमेष्यति तत् तस्य यदेवं संयतात्मन:
na tatpuruṣakāreṇa na ca daivena kenacit | sukham eṣyati tat tasya yad evaṁ saṁyatātmanaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：那种临于自我已如是调伏之人的安乐，并非凭别样的世间努力可得，也非任何命运的偶然一击所赐。它出自内在的自制与禅定的收摄，而非外在作为或侥幸。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True bliss arises from saṁyama—inner restraint and meditative discipline. It cannot be secured by ordinary worldly striving (puruṣakāra) or by reliance on fate (daiva); it is the fruit of self-mastery.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and spiritual practice, Bhīṣma teaches the principles of yogic discipline to Yudhiṣṭhira, emphasizing that the highest happiness is an inward attainment grounded in control of the mind and senses.