Shloka 13
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
रजोभूतैर्हि करणै: कर्मणि प्रतिपद्यते । स दु:खं प्राप्प लोकेडस्मिन् नरकायोपपद्यते | तस्मान्मनोवाक्शरीरैराचरेद् धैर्यमात्मन:
rajobhūtair hi karaṇaiḥ karmaṇi pratipadyate | sa duḥkhaṃ prāpya loke 'smin narakāyopapadyate | tasmān manovākśarīrair ācaret dhairyam ātmanaḥ |
Bhīṣma dijo: «Cuando las facultades de una persona son impulsadas por la cualidad de rajas, se la empuja a acciones orientadas al goce de los sentidos. Tras cosechar sufrimiento en este mismo mundo, al final se vuelve apta para el infierno. Por ello, con mente, palabra y cuerpo, debe practicarse una conducta que otorgue firmeza y dominio de sí».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions driven by rajas (passionate, restless desire) lead first to suffering in this life and ultimately to a hellish destiny; therefore one should discipline conduct through mind, speech, and body to cultivate dhairya—steadiness and self-control.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma continues advising the listener about the moral psychology of the guṇas: how rajas impels sense-oriented action and how restraint across thought, speech, and bodily behavior is the remedy.