Shloka 111
आनुशंस्यं परो धर्मो हानुक्रोशश्व मे त्वयि । मोक्ष्यन्ते वारुणा: पाशास्तवेमे कालपर्ययात्,किसीके प्रति क्रूरतापूर्ण बर्ताव न करना सबसे बड़ा धर्म है। तुम्हारे ऊपर मेरा पूर्ण अनुग्रह है। कुछ समय बीतनेपर तुम्हें बाँधनेवाले ये वरुणदेवताके पाश अपने आप ही तुम्हें छोड़ देंगे
ānuśaṃsyaṃ paro dharmo hānukrośaś ca me tvayi | mokṣyante vāruṇāḥ pāśās taveme kālaparyayāt ||
Compassion and harmlessness are the highest dharma; and you have my full favor and sympathy. In due course of time, these Varuṇa-born nooses that bind you will loosen and release you of themselves.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma elevates ānuśaṃsya (benevolence/non-cruelty) and anukrośa (compassion) as the supreme dharma, implying that ethical greatness is measured by restraint from cruelty and active kindness toward others.
Bhishma consoles the addressed person, assuring them of his goodwill and stating that the Varuṇa-associated bonds (pāśas) restraining them will, with the passage and turning of time, naturally fall away and release them.