Shloka 125
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
कस्येदं कस्य वा नेदं कुतो वेद न वा कुतः । सम्बन्ध: को<स्ति भूतानां स्वैरप्पवयवैरिह
bhīṣma uvāca | kasyedaṃ kasya vā nedaṃ kuto veda na vā kutaḥ | sambandhaḥ ko 'sti bhūtānāṃ svair apy avayavair iha ||
“此物属谁，非属谁？谁能真知它从何而来，或从何而不来？在此处，众生究竟有何真实的联系，纵然与自身肢体亦复如何？”毗湿摩以此指出：在世间强劲而不息的变流之中，关于占有、起源与固定身份的主张，终究难以成立。
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse undermines possessiveness and fixed identity by stressing that in a world of constant change, claims like “this is mine/not mine” and certainty about origins are ultimately unreliable; even the bond between a being and its own body-parts is not absolute.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction on peace and right understanding, Bhishma continues his philosophical counsel, steering the listener away from attachment and toward a detached, discerning view of worldly relations.