Shloka 86
Nīti-upadeśa to a Rājaputra: Self-restraint, Alliances, and Rival-Management (नीतिउपदेशः)
अभ्युद्धरति चात्मानं॑ प्रसादयति च प्रजा: । फिर तो तुम्हें बहुत-से शुद्ध हृदयवाले
abhyuddharati cātmānaṁ prasādayati ca prajāḥ |
ビーシュマは言った。シャーストラ（śāstra）にかなって生き、心と感官を制する者は、自らを高めて救う。しかもその規律ある正しい行いによって、民の心をも和らげ、満足と好意を得る。自己統御は公正で揺るがぬ統治を支え、臣民の信を呼ぶゆえ、その人は世の安堵の源となる。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-mastery aligned with śāstra is both personally salvific and socially beneficial: controlling mind and senses uplifts one’s own life and naturally wins the trust and contentment of the people.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and righteous rule; here he emphasizes that a disciplined, śāstra-guided person (especially a ruler) secures his own welfare and also keeps the subjects pleased and peaceful.