Shloka 7
उशनसः (शुक्रस्य) चरितम् — The Account of Uśanā (Śukra): Yoga, Grievance, and Pacification
न चापि मन्यसे राजन्नेष दोष: प्रसड्भत: । उद्योगादेव धर्मज्ञा: कालेनैव गमिष्यथ
na cāpi manyase rājann eṣa doṣaḥ prasaṅgataḥ | udyogād eva dharmajñāḥ kālenaiva gamiṣyatha ||
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，切莫以为王权与富贵本身就是过失——只因它们可能成为执著的因缘。此判断并不正确。因为你是通达达摩之人；凭你自身有意的精进，并在时机成熟之时，你必能继续前行，趋向至上的善——解脱。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity or royal power is not inherently a moral defect; it becomes harmful only when it leads to attachment. A dharma-knower can, through disciplined personal effort, move toward liberation in due course.
In the Śānti Parva instruction, Bhīṣma counsels the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) who is weighing the moral burden of rulership and worldly prosperity, correcting the view that wealth itself blocks liberation and emphasizing effort and right understanding.