Shloka 23
Brāhmaṇa-kṛtya, Āśrama-niyama, and Dāna-prasaṃsā
Duties of the Brāhmaṇa, āśrama discipline, and praise of giving
एतद् विदित्वा कार्त्स्न्येन यो न मुह्ति मानव: । कुशली सर्वदु:खेषु स वै सर्वधनो नर:
etad viditvā kārtsnyena yo na muhyati mānavaḥ | kuśalī sarvaduḥkheṣu sa vai sarvadhano naraḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“若有人彻底明了此理，因此永不为迷妄所惑，便能在一切苦难之中安然稳住。此人方是真正‘富有’者——富于内在资粮，而非仅有外物。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Complete understanding of the truth being taught removes delusion (moha). Freedom from delusion makes a person resilient in all sorrows; such steadiness is presented as the highest form of wealth.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the means to peace after the war. Here he concludes a point by stating that one who fully grasps it does not become confused and thus remains secure even amid suffering, embodying true prosperity.