Shloka 13
तुलाधार-उपदेशः
Tulādhāra’s Instruction to Jājali on Ahiṃsā and Abhaya-dāna
तत् पुत्र चिन्ताकलिल तदुक्त- मनागतं वै तव सम्प्रतीह । भूतार्थतत्त्वं तदवाप्य सर्व भूतप्रभावाद् भव शान्तबुद्धि:
tat putra cintākalila tad-uktaṃ anāgataṃ vai tava sampratīha | bhūtārtha-tattvaṃ tad avāpya sarva-bhūta-prabhāvād bhava śānta-buddhiḥ, vatsa yudhiṣṭhira ||
Bhishma bersabda: “Anakku, singkirkan belitan kecemasan itu dan uraian spekulatif yang telah diucapkan orang lain. Kini pahamilah: setelah menangkap dengan tepat hakikat kenyataan yang menyangkut semua makhluk, jadilah tenang dalam buddhi—melalui daya penopang dan anugerah Tuhan yang meresapi segenap makhluk, wahai Yudhisthira.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma urges Yudhishthira to drop speculative, anxiety-producing theorizing and to seek the essential truth (tattva) of reality as it relates to all beings; true understanding, grounded in what is ultimately real, leads to śānta-buddhi—inner calm.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction setting, Bhishma continues counseling Yudhishthira after the war, redirecting him from confused debates about origins and future fears toward a stabilizing metaphysical understanding that brings mental peace.