Shloka 7
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
स्नेहजानिह ते पाशान् वक्ष्यामि शृणु तान् मम । सकर्णकेन शिरसा शक्या: श्रोतुं विजानता
snehajān iha te pāśān vakṣyāmi śṛṇu tān mama | sa-karṇakena śirasā śakyāḥ śrotuṁ vijānatā ||
قال بهيشما: «سأصف لك القيود التي تنشأ من المودّة؛ فاسمعها مني. إنما يستطيع أن يسمع هذا النصح ويعيه على وجهه الصحيح رجلٌ بصيرٌ، حاضرُ القلب، مُصغي السمع حقًّا.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Affection can become a binding force; therefore one should listen to ethical instruction with full attentiveness and discernment, because only a clear, understanding mind can recognize and loosen such subtle bonds.
In the Śānti Parva instruction sequence, Bhīṣma begins a didactic explanation to the listener (Yudhiṣṭhira) about the ‘nooses’ or constraints produced by attachment, prefacing the teaching by urging careful, intelligent listening.