Shloka 24
Śuka’s Nirveda: Vyāsa’s Admonition on Dharma, Impermanence, and ‘Imperishable Wealth’ (अक्षय-धन)
तपस्विनां धर्मवतां विदुषां चोपसेवनात् । प्राप्स्यसे विपुलां बुद्धि तथा श्रेयोडभिपत्स्यसे
tapasvināṁ dharmavatāṁ viduṣāṁ copasevanāt | prāpsyase vipulāṁ buddhiṁ tathā śreyo 'bhipatsyase, rājan ||
毗湿摩说道：亲近侍奉苦行者、持法之人以及博学贤者，你将获得广大而明辨的智慧；凭此智慧，噢国王，你必能成就对生命真正有益、真正吉祥之事。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that respectful association and service (upasevā) to ascetics, righteous people, and the learned is a direct means to cultivate expansive discernment (vipulā buddhi), which in turn leads one to śreyas—true welfare and lasting good.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to the king, Bhishma continues his counsel on right conduct and governance, emphasizing that a ruler’s clarity and moral success arise from seeking guidance through humble service to spiritually disciplined, dharmic, and scholarly elders.