Shloka 1133
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
जीवितं सम कुमाराय प्रादाद् वर्षशतानि वै । उन्होंने जब नेत्रोंमें आँसू भरकर भगवान् शंकरसे इस प्रकार प्रार्थना की, तब उन्होंने उस बालकको जीवित कर दिया और उसे सौ वर्षोकी आयु प्रदान की
jīvitaṃ saṃ kumārāya prādād varṣaśatāni vai |
ビーシュマは語った。「シャンカラ（Śaṅkara）は、涙ながらに心の底から捧げられた全き帰依の祈りに応え、その少年の命を甦らせ、百年の満ちた寿命を授けられた。この出来事は、真実の信愛と慈悲の恩寵が、もはや覆らぬと思われる不幸さえも転じ得ることを示し、また生命を護り回復させるという倫理の理想を確証する。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Earnest prayer and steadfast devotion, when aligned with dharma, can draw forth divine compassion; the restoration of life symbolizes grace responding to sincere surrender and the ethical primacy of preserving life.
After a tearful supplication to Bhagavān Śaṅkara, the deity revives a child and grants him a lifespan of one hundred years; Bhīṣma reports this as part of his instruction in the Śānti Parva.