Shloka 48
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
यथामति यथापाठं तथा विद्या फलिष्यति | सर्वस्तरतु दुर्गाणि सर्वो भद्राणि पश्यतु
yathāmati yathāpāṭhaṃ tathā vidyā phaliṣyati | sarvas taratu durgāṇi sarvo bhadrāṇi paśyatu |
भीष्म ने कहा—विद्या का फल बुद्धि के अनुसार और पाठ-परिश्रम के अनुसार ही होता है। सब लोग दुर्गम संकटों को पार करें और सब लोग मंगल का दर्शन करें।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The fruit of learning depends on two factors: one’s innate/formed understanding (mati) and one’s actual study/recitation effort (pāṭha). Instruction alone is not enough; results arise proportionately to capacity and disciplined practice, and the verse closes with a universal wish for safety and welfare.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on righteous conduct and practical wisdom. Here he summarizes a principle about education—how knowledge becomes effective—and then offers a benedictory prayer that all may cross dangers and attain auspicious well-being.