Shloka 5
नारद-समङ्ग-संवादः — The Nārada–Samaṅga Dialogue on Fearlessness and Equanimity
अर्था: खलु समृद्धा हि बाढं दु:खं विजानताम् | असमृद्धास्त्वपि सदा मोहयन्त्यविचक्षणान्
arthāḥ khalu samṛddhā hi bāḍhaṃ duḥkhaṃ vijānatām | asamṛddhās tv api sadā mohayanty avicakṣaṇān |
毗湿摩说道：“对真正明了之人而言，即便看似极其富足的享受与对象，也被识为剧苦之源；而对无辨识者来说，哪怕微薄的财物与琐碎的快意，也常令其迷惑不已。此教旨指向内在的明辨：渴欲使一切享乐动摇不定、反成系缚；智者洞穿其华彩，转而趋向离欲的自在。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Discernment transforms one’s view of pleasure: the wise recognize that even great prosperity carries suffering because it fuels attachment and fear of loss, while the undiscerning remain deluded even by trivial enjoyments. The implied remedy is viveka and the weakening of craving.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on ethical and spiritual life after the war, emphasizing the deceptive nature of worldly enjoyments and the superiority of inner freedom over external prosperity.