Shloka 10
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
यदाहमेव जानामि न मृत्युस्तिष्ठतीति ह । सोऊहं कथं प्रतीक्षिष्ये ज्ञानेनापिहितश्षरन्
yad aham eva jānāmi na mṛtyus tiṣṭhatīti ha | so 'haṁ kathaṁ pratīkṣiṣye jñānenāpihitaḥ śaran ||
毗湿摩说道：“既然我确知死神从不停驻——不因任何人的吩咐而稍作停顿——那么，当我行走世间而无所护持、未披真实智慧之甲时，我又怎能在追求自身至上之善上，哪怕片刻也加以迟延？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Death does not pause for anyone; therefore one should not postpone one’s spiritual welfare. The verse urges immediate effort toward the highest good, especially the acquisition of true knowledge as one’s protection.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and the path of well-being. Here he emphasizes the urgency of practice: knowing mortality is relentless, he rejects delay in undertaking what leads to lasting good.