Shloka 35
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
तामसानां च जनन््तूनां रमणीयावृतात्मनाम् । सात््विकानां च जन््तूनां कुत्सितं भरतर्षभ
tāmasānāṁ ca jantūnāṁ ramaṇīyāvṛtātmanām | sāttvikānāṁ ca jantūnāṁ kutsitaṁ bharatarṣabha ||
毗湿摩说道：“婆罗多族之雄牛啊，可责之处正在于此：性属昏暗（tamas）之众生，内心为迷人欲乐所覆；而即便性属清明（sattva）之众生，也可能被牵引而趋于卑下。故当警惕心之覆障与乐欲之牵引，因为它们能败坏一切性情中的辨别之智。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma highlights that the mind can be ‘covered’ by attractive pleasures (ramaṇīya), leading to blameworthy conduct (kutsita). Ethical vigilance and self-mastery are needed because even those inclined to sattva can be pulled toward baseness when discernment is obscured.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and inner discipline. Here he contrasts temperaments (tamas and sattva) and warns that alluring objects can veil the inner self, producing censurable outcomes.