Shloka 5
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिं दान्तं शून्यागारनिवासिनम् | चराचराणां भूतानां विदितप्रभवाप्ययम्
bhīṣma uvāca | tulyanindāstutiṁ dāntaṁ śūnyāgāranivāsinam | carācarāṇāṁ bhūtānāṁ viditaprabhavāpyayam ||
તેઓ નિંદા અને સ્તુતિને સમાન માનતા; ઇન્દ્રિયદમનવાળા હતા અને એકાંત, શૂન્ય ગૃહમાં નિવાસ કરતા. ચર-અચર સર્વ પ્રાણીઓની ઉત્પત્તિ અને વિનાશ તેમને વિદિત હતા।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the ideal of equanimity and restraint: a person established in inner discipline remains unaffected by praise or blame, lives simply and privately, and sees the world through the lens of arising and passing away—supporting detachment, clarity, and dharmic steadiness.
Bhishma is describing the qualities of an exemplary devotee-sage (contextually Prahlada): his even-mindedness, self-control, solitary living, and insight into the origin and dissolution of beings, setting the stage for others (in the surrounding story) to approach him and test or inquire into his understanding.