Shloka 10
Adhyāya 164: Gautama as Guest; Kaśyapa’s Satkāra and the Fourfold Arthagati; Journey to Virūpākṣa
दयया सर्वभूतानां निर्वेदात् सा निवर्तते । अवद्यदर्शनादेति तत्त्वज्ञानाच्च धीमताम्
dayayā sarvabhūtānāṁ nirvedāt sā nivartate | avadyadarśanād eti tattvajñānāc ca dhīmatām ||
Bhishma explique que cette disposition nuisible naît de l’habitude de scruter les fautes d’autrui, mais qu’elle est contenue et repoussée par la compassion envers tous les êtres et par le détachement (vairagya). Pour les sages, la connaissance vraie du réel la détruit entièrement, remplaçant la recherche de défauts par la compréhension et la retenue.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that the tendency to judge and dwell on others’ faults gives rise to a destructive mental state, while compassion for all beings and dispassion restrain it; for the wise, insight into truth (tattva-jñāna) uproots it completely.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma and inner discipline. Here he analyzes the causes of a moral-psychological failing (born of fault-finding) and prescribes its remedies—compassion, detachment, and true knowledge.