Shloka 62
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
न हि सा तेन सम्भेदं पत्नी नीता महात्मना | विजने चाश्रमस्थेन पुत्रश्नापि समाहित:,एकान्त वनमें उस आश्रमके भीतर रहनेवाले महामना गौतमने अपनी पत्नी तथा एकाग्रचित्त पुत्र चिरकारीको कभी अपनेसे अलग नहीं किया
na hi sā tena sambhedaṃ patnī nītā mahātmanā | vijane cāśramasthena putraś cāpi samāhitaḥ ||
Bhishma said: “Indeed, that great-souled Gautama, dwelling in his hermitage in a secluded forest, never brought about any separation from himself—neither for his wife nor for his son, who remained steady and composed.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in ascetic seclusion, true dharma includes steadiness and responsibility: the sage does not abandon or fracture family bonds through impulsiveness or neglect, but maintains disciplined unity and composure.
Bhishma describes Gautama living in a secluded forest hermitage, emphasizing that Gautama did not separate from himself either his wife or his composed son—underscoring his stable, integrated conduct as a hermitage-dwelling householder-sage.