Shloka 43
जनक–पराशर संवादः — वर्ण-गोत्र-धर्मविचारः
Janaka–Parāśara: Varṇa, Gotra, and Dharma Inquiry
ताम्येयु: प्रच्युता: पृथ्वीं मोहपूर्णा नदीं नरा: । यथा गाधमविद्धांसो बुद्धियोगमयं तथा
tāmyeyuḥ pracyutāḥ pṛthvīṃ mohapūrṇāṃ nadīṃ narāḥ | yathā gādham aviddhāṃso buddhiyogamayaṃ tathā ||
毗湿摩说：众人堕入这如大地般广阔、充满迷妄的“河流”之中，受苦而疲惫。正如不知河水深浅者，踏入深处河床便遭困厄；同样，一切不谙佛提瑜伽（buddhi-yoga，辨知之智的修持）的人，都会坠入这广大而迷妄充塞的世间之河，承受烦恼与苦楚。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignorance of buddhi-yoga—clear discernment and knowledge-guided discipline—causes people to be overwhelmed by moha; like misjudging a river’s depth, they enter saṃsāra unprepared and suffer.
In Bhishma’s instruction in the Śānti Parva, he uses a vivid simile: the world is a vast river filled with delusion, and those lacking discernment step into its depths and experience distress, illustrating why knowledge and right understanding are necessary for liberation and right conduct.