Shloka 24
Vimokṣa-niścaya: Pañcaśikha’s Analysis of Aggregates, Guṇas, and Tyāga (मोक्षनिर्णयः)
दोषाणामेवमादीनां परीक्ष्य गुरुलाघवम् । विमृशेदात्मसंस्थानमेकैकमनुसंततम्
doṣāṇām evam-ādīnāṁ parīkṣya guru-lāghavam | vimṛśed ātma-saṁsthānam ekaikam anusantatam ||
Setelah menimbang berat-ringannya—yakni tingkat keseriusan dan ringannya—cacat-cacat ini dan yang sejenis, seseorang hendaknya terus-menerus merenungkan keadaan batinnya sendiri, menilai tiap cacat satu per satu: apakah ada dalam dirinya, dan jika ada, seberapa besar. Dengan pengawasan diri yang berkesinambungan demikian, ia patut berusaha terbebas dari semua cela itu.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
To assess moral faults by their relative seriousness and then engage in sustained, item-by-item self-scrutiny—checking whether each fault exists in oneself and in what measure—so that one can deliberately work toward freedom from those defects.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma continues advising the listener on ethical cultivation: after identifying various doṣas (faults), one must evaluate their gravity and then turn the inquiry inward through continuous self-assessment.