Shloka 10
Nārāyaṇa-tejas: Kṛṣṇa’s Vrata, the Fire-Manifestation, and the Sages’ Inquiry (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय १२६)
“शराबी, चोर, गर्भहत्यारा, गुरुकी शय्यापर शयन करनेवाला पापी भी तपस्याद्वारा सम्पूर्ण संसारसे पार हो जाता है और अपने पापोंसे छुटकारा पा जाता है ।।
śarābī cora garbhahatyārā gurukī śayyāpara śayana karanevālā pāpī api tapasyā-dvārā sampūrṇa-saṃsārāt pāraṃ gacchati sva-pāpebhyaś ca mucyate || sarvavidyas tu cakṣuṣmān api yādṛśatādṛśam | tapasvinaṃ tathaivāhus tābhyāṃ kāryaṃ sadā namaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「たとえ罪人であっても—酒に溺れる者、盗人、胎児を殺す者、師の床を犯す者—苦行によってこの世の輪廻の全てを越え、罪から解き放たれ得る。さらに、あらゆる学を備え、眼識明らかな者も、その到達がいかなるものであれ、苦行者に比肩すると言われる。ゆえに、学知と苦行の双方に、常に礼拝を捧げるべきである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that even grave moral transgressions can be overcome through sincere austerity (tapas), which purifies and enables one to transcend saṃsāra; it also upholds enduring reverence for both disciplined ascetic practice and true learning.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and right conduct. Here he emphasizes the transformative power of tapas as a means of expiation and spiritual crossing beyond worldly bondage, while also affirming the honor due to knowledge and ascetic virtue.