Shloka 13
श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः
Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma
लीलयाल्पं यथा गात्रात् प्रमूज्यादात्मनो रज: । बहुयत्नेन महता दोषनिर्हरणं तथा
bhīṣma uvāca | līlayālpaṃ yathā gātrāt pramūjyād ātmano rajaḥ | bahuyatnena mahatā doṣanirharaṇaṃ tathā ||
ビーシュマは言った。「人が身に付いたわずかな塵を、たやすい動きで、まるで戯れのように払い落とすように、時をかけて繰り返される真摯で持続する努力によって、執着や嫌悪といった内なる過失もまた取り除くことができる。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Small external impurities are removed easily, but deeper inner faults (doṣas) require sustained, repeated, and serious effort; ethical purification is a disciplined practice, not a one-time act.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction, Bhīṣma continues advising on righteous living and self-mastery, using a simple bodily metaphor—brushing off dust—to illustrate the gradual removal of mental and moral impurities through persistent practice.