Shloka 363
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
नहि ते वृजिनं किंचित् सुसूक्ष्ममपि विद्यते । “वक्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ पुत्र! तुमने भलीभाँति मेरी आराधना की है। तुम्हारे द्वारा कोई छोटे- से-छोटा या सूक्ष्म-से-सूक्ष्म अपराध भी नहीं हुआ है
nahi te vṛjinaṃ kiṃcit susūkṣmam api vidyate |
ビーシュマは言った。「弁舌に秀でたる子よ、汝のうちには不義の痕跡が微塵もない。いかなる過ちもなく、最も小さく微細なものすらない。汝は正しく我を敬い仕えた。ゆえに汝は最小の咎からさえ解き放たれている。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere service and proper reverence toward a worthy elder/teacher is presented as ethically purifying; the ideal disciple is one in whom no trace of wrongdoing can be found, even at the subtlest level.
Bhīṣma addresses the listener (a ‘son’ in affectionate address), commending him for correct attendance and honoring of Bhīṣma, and declares that the listener has committed no offence whatsoever.