Shloka 74
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
चिरं धारयते रोषं चिरं कर्म नियच्छति । पश्चात्तापकरं कर्म न किंचिदुपपद्यते
ciraṁ dhārayate roṣaṁ ciraṁ karma niyacchati | paścāttāpakaraṁ karma na kiṁcid upapadyate ||
যে ব্যক্তি দীর্ঘকাল ক্রোধকে অন্তরে সংযত রাখে এবং ক্রোধবশত যে কাজ করতে ইচ্ছে হয় তা দীর্ঘক্ষণ দমন করে, তার দ্বারা এমন কোনো কর্ম ঘটে না যা পরে অনুতাপের কারণ হয়।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained restraint of anger and the actions prompted by it prevents regretful, harmful deeds; self-control is presented as a practical foundation of dharma.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma advises the listener that mastering anger—by containing it and delaying anger-driven action—ensures one does not commit acts that later demand repentance.