Shloka 26
आपद्-राजनीतिः (Āpad-rājanīti) — Policy Options in Multi-Front Crisis
एवं त्वमपि कौन्तेय श्रुत्वा वाणीमिमां मम । स्थिरो भव महाराज हिमवानिव पर्वत:,महाराज! कुन्तीकुमार! तुम भी मेरा यह कथन सुनकर आशाको त्याग दो और हिमालय पर्वतके समान स्थिर हो जाओ
evaṁ tvam api kaunteya śrutvā vāṇīm imāṁ mama | sthiro bhava mahārāja himavān iva parvataḥ ||
Wahai raja agung, putra Kuntī! Setelah mendengar sabdaku ini, jadilah teguh—kokoh dan tak tergoyahkan laksana gunung Himālaya.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma urges the king to cultivate inner steadiness—abandoning wavering hope and desire—and to remain firm in dharma, like an immovable mountain amid changing circumstances.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma addresses Yudhiṣṭhira (Kaunteya) and concludes a piece of counsel by exhorting him to accept the teaching and become resolute and unshaken, using the Himālaya as a model of stability.