Shloka 15
चिरकारि-उपाख्यानम् / The Exemplum of Cirakārī: Deliberation Before Irreversible Action
असाधुभ्यो5स्य न भयं न चौरेभ्यो न राजतः । अकिंचित् कस्यचित् कुर्वन् निर्भय: शुचिरावसेत्
bhīṣma uvāca | asādhubhyo 'sya na bhayaṃ na caurebhyo na rājataḥ | akiṃcit kasyacit kurvan nirbhayaḥ śucir āvaset ||
ビーシュマは言った。「誰をも害さぬ者には、悪人も盗賊も、さらには王すら恐るるに足らぬ。行いと思いを清らかにして生きる者は、つねに無畏に住する。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One who refrains from harming others and maintains inner and outer purity becomes naturally fearless—social threats (wicked people, thieves) and even coercive power (the king) lose their hold over a blameless person.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira on ethical living: harmlessness and purity of conduct are presented as the basis of security and fearlessness in society.