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 ||
ビーシュマは言った。「我が子よ、未来へと心を追いやる不安の思いのもつれと、語られてきた臆説の数々を退けよ。いま理解せよ。万有に関わる実在の真理を把握したなら、心を静めよ——あらゆる生きものに遍満する支えの力と恩寵によって、愛しきユディシュティラよ。」
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.