Shloka 10
नारद-समङ्ग-संवादः — The Nārada–Samaṅga Dialogue on Fearlessness and Equanimity
विद्वान् सर्वेषु भूतेषु आत्मना सोपमो भवेत् | कृतकृत्यो विशुद्धात्मा सर्व त्यजति चैव ह
vidvān sarveṣu bhūteṣu ātmanā sopamo bhavet | kṛtakṛtyo viśuddhātmā sarvaṃ tyajati caiva ha ||
Dijo Bhishma: El sabio debe considerar a todos los seres como iguales a sí mismo, midiéndolos con la misma norma interior. Al cultivar esta empatía imparcial, se cumple el deber, se purifica la mente y, así, se desecha toda falta y toda mancha.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches ātma-upamya—treating all beings as oneself. This empathetic equality purifies the mind, completes one’s ethical striving, and leads to the abandonment of faults and harmful tendencies.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct. Here he emphasizes a universal ethical stance: impartial regard for all beings as the basis for inner purity and freedom from दोष (faults).