Shloka 41
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
विषयाणां च दौरात्म्यं विज्ञाय नृपते पुनः । गतासूनां च कौन्तेय देहान् दृष्टवा तथाशुभान्
viṣayāṇāṃ ca daurātmyaṃ vijñāya nṛpate punaḥ | gatāsūnāṃ ca kaunteya dehān dṛṣṭvā tathāśubhān ||
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，当你再度明了诸根境界——声、触等诸境——其本性败坏、能害人心；又啊，昆蒂之子，当你也观见人命既绝之后的躯体，何等不祥、何等可憎；愿此洞见使你的心远离执著。须知世人所逐之乐，终归苦恼与腐朽；故当求更高之善。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sense-objects (sound, touch, etc.) are intrinsically unreliable and lead to suffering; contemplating the repulsive decay of the body after death strengthens dispassion and supports a dharmic turn toward higher aims rather than sensual attachment.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma urges the king to reflect on two realities—how sense pleasures corrupt and how the body becomes inauspicious after death—so that Yudhishthira may cultivate detachment and govern and live with clearer ethical priorities.