Shloka 9
Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)
यस्मिन्नेतानि दृश्यन्ते न चाकार्याणि भारत । स्वभावतो निविष्टानि तत्पात्रं मानमरहति
bhīṣma uvāca | yasminn etāni dṛśyante na cākāryāṇi bhārata | svabhāvato niviṣṭāni tat pātraṃ mānam arhati bhārata || krodhābhāvaḥ satyabhāṣaṇam ahiṃsā indriyasaṃyamaḥ saralatā drohahīnatā abhimānaśūnyatā lajjā sahiṣṇutā damaḥ manonigrahaś ca |
Bhīṣma dijo: «Oh Bharata, aquel en quien se ven estas virtudes y en quien no se observa conducta injusta—virtudes asentadas de manera natural en su carácter—ese es un receptor digno y merece honra. Las virtudes son: ausencia de ira, palabra veraz, no violencia, dominio de los sentidos, rectitud, ausencia de malicia, falta de orgullo, modestia, paciencia, autocontrol y gobierno de la mente.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity and honor should be directed toward those whose virtues are naturally rooted in character and whose conduct shows no unrighteousness—especially truthfulness, non-violence, restraint, simplicity, humility, modesty, forbearance, and mental discipline.
In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhishthira in the Anushasana Parva, he defines the marks of an ideal recipient of gifts (pātra) and explains that ethical character—not status alone—determines who deserves respect and support.