Shloka 105
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
स्पृहामोहाभिमानेषु लोक: सक्तो विमुहति । “लोग ईर्ष्या, अभिमान, लोभ, काम, क्रोध, भय, स्पृहा, मोह और अभिमानमें फँसकर अपना विवेक खो बैठे हैं ।।
bhīṣma uvāca |
spṛhā-mohābhimāneṣu lokaḥ sakto vimuhyati |
bhavāṁs tu bhāva-tattva-jño vidvān jñāna-tapo'nvitaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“世人执著于贪求、迷妄与自负，便陷入昏惑，丧失辨别之智。而你却是洞悉诸法真实体性之人——博学多闻，具足智慧与苦行——能清楚看见时间的作为，并以稳固的理解裁断真实。其伦理要旨在于：束缚起于内在烦恼；清明与正当判断则起于受训的智慧与自我克制。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment to craving, delusion, and ego makes people lose discernment; wisdom arises from knowledge, austerity, and mastery over the mind, which enables one to see reality (and Time’s movement) clearly.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma contrasts the confused condition of ordinary people with the elevated insight of his listener, praising him as a knower of truth and fit to understand subtle principles.