Shloka 10
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
तत्र सर्वसहा: क्षान्ता वत्सला गुरुवर्तिन: । अहंकारैरविरहिता यान्ति शक्र नरोत्तमा:
tatra sarvasahāḥ kṣāntā vatsalā guruvartinaḥ | ahaṃkārair avirahītā yānti śakra narottamāḥ || indra!
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—হে শক্ৰ (ইন্দ্ৰ)! যিসকল সৰ্বসহিষ্ণু, ক্ষমাশীল, স্নেহ-কৰুণাময়, গুৰুজনৰ আজ্ঞাপালক আৰু অহংকাৰৰহিত—সেই শ্ৰেষ্ঠ মানুহসকলেই সেই লোক প্ৰাপ্ত কৰে।
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that true excellence and eligibility for a higher realm come from ethical virtues—endurance, forgiveness, compassion, obedience to elders/teachers, and freedom from ego—rather than from external achievements or power.
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha) addresses Indra (Śakra), describing the kind of people who attain that exalted realm: those who embody patience, compassion, disciplined respect for gurus/elders, and humility.