Shloka 9
त्रिवर्गविचारः
Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma
दमस्तेजो वर्धयति पवित्र च दम: परम् | विपाप्मा तेजसा युक्त: पुरुषो विन्दते महत्,दम तेजकी वृद्धि करता है, दम परम पवित्र साधन है, दमसे पापरहित हुआ तेजस्वी पुरुष परमपदको प्राप्त कर लेता है
damaḥ tejo vardhayati pavitraś ca damaḥ param | vipāpmā tejasā yuktaḥ puruṣo vindate mahat ||
Bhishma enseña que el autodominio (dama) acrecienta el tejas: el resplandor interior y la fuerza espiritual. Es una disciplina supremamente purificadora: cuando, por la contención, el hombre queda libre de pecado y se halla dotado de vigor, alcanza el bien más alto: la grandeza y el estado supremo.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-restraint (dama) is presented as a supreme purifier that strengthens tejas (inner moral-spiritual power). Through restraint one becomes free from sin, and such a purified, vigorous person attains the highest good.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on ethical and spiritual disciplines. Here he highlights dama as a foundational practice that purifies conduct and leads to the highest attainment.