Shloka 15
Vimokṣa-niścaya: Pañcaśikha’s Analysis of Aggregates, Guṇas, and Tyāga (मोक्षनिर्णयः)
सत्यशौचार्जवत्यागैर्वर्चसा विक्रमेण च | क्षान्त्या धृत्या च बुद्धथा च मनसा तपसैव च
satyaśaucārjavattyāgair varcasā vikrameṇa ca | kṣāntyā dhṛtyā ca buddhayā ca manasā tapasāiva ca ||
Bhishma berkata: Dengan kebenaran, kemurnian, kelurusan hati, dan kedermawanan; dengan wibawa rohani dan keberanian; serta dengan pemaafan, keteguhan, pengertian yang benar, batin yang terkendali, dan tapa—seseorang menjadi kuat dan layak bagi kebaikan tertinggi.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma lists the foundational virtues that build moral and spiritual strength: truth, purity, sincerity, generosity/renunciation, inner radiance, courage, patience, steadfastness, discernment, mental discipline, and austerity.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he continues a didactic sequence, enumerating qualities that constitute righteous conduct and inner excellence.