Shloka 26
Puruṣaikatva-vyākhyāna: The One Virāṭ Puruṣa and the Many ‘Puruṣas’
Rudra–Brahmā Saṃvāda
प्राप्स्यसे5स्मदनुध्यानान्मा च त्वां ग्लानिरस्पृशत् । न क्षुत्पिपासे राजेन्द्र भूमेश्छिद्रे भविष्यत:
prāpsyase ’smad-anudhyānān mā ca tvāṁ glānir aspṛśat | na kṣut-pipāse rājendra bhūmeś chidre bhaviṣyataḥ ||
ভীষ্ম ক’লে—“মোৰ অনুধ্যান (স্মৰণ-ধ্যান)ৰ দ্বাৰা তুমি অভীষ্ট লাভ কৰিবা; তোমাক গ্লানি যেন স্পৰ্শ নকৰে। হে ৰাজেন্দ্ৰ! পৃথিৱীৰ বিবৰত থাকিলেও তোমাৰ ক্ষুধা বা তৃষ্ণা নহ’ব।”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous king should not succumb to despair; steadiness of mind and trust in dharmic counsel sustain one even in times of scarcity. Remembrance of wise instruction (anudhyāna) is presented as a source of strength and assurance.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira after the war. Here he reassures the king: by keeping Bhīṣma’s counsel in mind, Yudhiṣṭhira will attain his aims and will not be overcome by dejection; even during hardship in the realm, he will not suffer hunger and thirst.