Bhishma said By being attached to objects of the senses which are always imbued with evil, living creatures become helpless. Those great persons, however, who are not attached to them, acquire the greatest end.
भीष्म उवाच दुरन्तेष्विन्द्रियार्थेषु सक्ताः सीदन्ति जन्तवः। ये त्वसक्ता महात्मानस्ते यान्ति परमां गतिम्॥