Shloka 63
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
हन्या इति समादेश: शस्त्रपाणौ सुते स्थिते । विनीते प्रसवत्यर्थे विवासे चात्मकर्मसु
hanyā iti samādeśaḥ śastrapāṇau sute sthite | vinīte prasavatyarthe vivāse cātmakarmasu ||
ビーシュマは語った。「『彼女を殺せ』との命が下り、ガウタマ仙の子は武器を手にしてそこに立っていたが、暴に走って突進することはなかった。聖仙がジャパ（japa）や瞑想などの必須の務めのため外出すると、子—名のとおり“熟慮して行う者”チラカーリン—は自制を保ち、何が正しいかを静かに思案した。ゆえに、謙虚さと慎重な熟慮によって、母を討てという命は遂行されず、母の命は守られたのである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when a command to punish seems authoritative, one must pause and examine dharma. Chirakārin’s restraint shows that self-control and moral deliberation can avert irreversible harm; obedience is not higher than righteous discernment.
Gautama, leaving for his personal religious duties (such as japa and meditation), has issued an order—‘Kill her.’ His son stands armed but, being disciplined and thoughtful, delays and reflects. Because of this delay and ethical consideration, the mother is not killed.