Shloka 7
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
व्यभिचारे तु कम्मिंश्षिद् व्यतिक्रम्पापरान् सुतान् । पित्रोक्त: कुपितेनाथ जहीमां जननीमिति
vyabhicāre tu kammiṁścid vyatikramapāparān sutān | pitroktaḥ kupitenātha jahīmāṁ jananīm iti ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Un jour, lorsqu’un adultère eut lieu, Gautama—courroucé par la transgression—ne s’adressa pas à ses autres fils, mais parla à Cirakārī : “Mon fils, tue cette mère pécheresse qui est la tienne.”»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral crisis where anger and perceived transgression lead to a harsh command within the family, setting up reflection on dharma: how judgment should be tempered, how punishment relates to wrongdoing, and the danger of acting under rage.
Bhishma recounts an episode: Gautama, believing his wife guilty of adultery, becomes furious and instructs his son Cirakari—rather than the other sons—to kill the mother, initiating a dilemma about obedience, justice, and restraint.