Shloka 103
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
तमूचुस्तत्र देवास्ते ते चैव परमर्षय: । नियतो यत्र धर्मो वै तमशड्क: समाचर,तब वहाँ देवताओं और उन महर्षियोंने उनसे कहा--'वेननन्दन! जिस कार्यमें नियमपूर्वक धर्मकी सिद्धि होती हो, उसे निर्भय होकर करो
tam ūcustatra devāste te caiva paramarṣayaḥ | niyato yatra dharmo vai tam aśaṅkaḥ samācara ||
Bhishma said: There, the gods and the supreme sages addressed him: “O son of Vena, perform without fear that act in which dharma is fulfilled through disciplined restraint and proper rule.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should act fearlessly when the action is grounded in dharma and carried out with disciplined restraint (niyama). Ethical confidence arises from regulated conduct aligned with righteousness.
In Bhishma’s discourse, the gods and great sages counsel the ‘son of Vena,’ urging him to undertake a particular duty or course of action, assuring him that where dharma is properly established through rule and restraint, he should proceed without fear.