Shloka 4
Adhyāya 214: Tapas Redefined—Perpetual Discipline, Hospitality, and the Ethics of Eating (तपः-निरूपणम्, विघसाशी-अतिथिप्रिय-धर्मः)
नेत्रहीनो यथा होक: कृच्छाणि लभते<ध्वनि । ज्ञानहीनस्तथा लोके तस्माज्ज्ञानविदोडधिका:
netrahīno yathā loke kṛcchrāṇi labhate dhvani | jñānahīnas tathā loke tasmāj jñānavidho 'dhikāḥ ||
毗湿摩说：“正如无目之人独行于路，必遭多种艰难；同样，在此世间，无知之人也必须忍受种种痛苦。因此，通达知识者——智者——最为卓越。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignorance is like blindness: it makes one vulnerable to repeated hardship. Knowledge (jñāna) is presented as the highest aid for right living, hence the wise are called the foremost.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising on right conduct and the foundations of well-being, using a simple analogy (blind traveler) to stress the practical necessity of knowledge.