Shloka 50
Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)
योगेनाथ प्रवेशो हि गुरुपत्न्या: कलेवरे
yogenātha praveśo hi guru-patnyāḥ kalevare |
Bhishma dijo: «Por ello, mediante el poder del yoga, debo entrar en el cuerpo de la esposa del preceptor. Así como una gota de agua sobre una hoja de loto permanece sin mancha, así también habitaré en ella sin apego.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when compelled to act in a morally delicate situation, one must uphold dharma through strict self-mastery: acting without lust or possessiveness, remaining inwardly unstained—like water on a lotus leaf—by maintaining non-attachment and purity of intention.
Bhishma explains a resolve to use yogic power to enter the body of his preceptor’s wife, while emphasizing that his presence will be entirely free from desire or personal claim. The lotus-leaf simile is used to assert ethical restraint and inner detachment amid an extraordinary act.