Shloka 25
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
'ऐसा जानकर इस संसारमें कौन किसका है, इस बातका भलीभाँति विचार करके अपने मनको मोक्षमें लगा दो और साथ ही पुनः इस बातपर ध्यान दो” ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | kṣutpipāsādayo bhāvā jitā yasyeha dehinaḥ | krodho lobhas tathā mohaḥ sattvavān mukta eva saḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：既知如此，当善加思惟：在这世间轮回之中，终究无人真正属于任何人。故当安住其心于解脱（mokṣa），并一再观照此理。凡于此世具身之时，能降伏饥渴等诸冲动，又能制伏嗔、贪与痴者——此人具足萨埵（清明与安定），即在此处亦实为自由解脱者。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is grounded in inner conquest: mastering bodily urges (hunger, thirst) and mental afflictions (anger, greed, delusion). One who is established in sattva—clarity and steadiness—can be considered free even while living in the world.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Bhishma advises the listener to reflect on the non-possessive nature of worldly relations (“who belongs to whom?”) and to direct the mind toward moksha, emphasizing practical signs of inner freedom through victory over key impulses.