Shloka 39
प्रजाविसर्ग-तत्त्वनिर्णयः | Cosmogony of Elemental Emergence
Bharadvāja–Bhṛgu Dialogue
भीष्म उवाच पुत्रस्यैतद् वच: श्रुत्वा यथाकार्षीत् पिता नूप । तथा त्वमपि वर्तस्व सत्यधर्मपरायण:
bhīṣma uvāca putrasyaitad vacaḥ śrutvā yathākārṣīt pitā nṛpa | tathā tvam api vartasva satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô roi, après avoir entendu ces paroles du fils, le père agit conformément à la vérité et au dharma. De même, toi aussi, conduis-toi—fermement voué à la vérité et à la droiture—et comporte-toi comme il convient.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should model one’s conduct on exemplary adherence to satya (truth) and dharma (righteous duty): having understood what is right, act accordingly and behave in a manner appropriate to one’s role—especially for a ruler.
Bhishma addresses a king and refers to an earlier episode in which a father, after hearing his son’s words, performed conduct aligned with truth and dharma. Bhishma then urges the king to act in the same spirit—steadfast in satya-dharma and behaving suitably.