Shloka 6
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
अक्रुध्यन्तमहृष्यन्तमप्रियेषु प्रियेषु च । काज्चने वाथ लोष्टे वा उभयो: समदर्शनम्
akrudhyantam ahṛṣyantam apriyeṣu priyeṣu ca | kāñcane vātha loṣṭe vā ubhayoḥ samadarśanam ||
毗湿摩说：遇到不悦之事，他不动怒；遇到可喜之事，他也不狂喜。无论是黄金还是一撮泥土，他都以平等之见观之。如此，心志安定、远离执著，安住于内在的均衡——这是已降伏厌憎与贪求冲动之人的德行标记。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches equanimity: a disciplined person is neither provoked by the unpleasant nor intoxicated by the pleasant, and regards wealth and worthlessness (gold and a clod) with the same steady, impartial vision.
In Bhīṣma’s discourse in the Śānti Parva, he describes the qualities of an exemplary, spiritually mature person—highlighting emotional steadiness and equal regard toward opposites such as pleasure/pain and gold/clod.