Shloka 10
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
तत्र सर्वसहा: क्षान्ता वत्सला गुरुवर्तिन: । अहंकारैरविरहिता यान्ति शक्र नरोत्तमा:
tatra sarvasahāḥ kṣāntā vatsalā guruvartinaḥ | ahaṃkārair avirahītā yānti śakra narottamāḥ || indra!
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ಶಕ್ರ (ಇಂದ್ರ)! ಎಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ಸಹಿಸುವವರು, ಕ್ಷಮಾಶೀಲರು, ಕರುಣಾಮಯರು, ಗುರುಜನರ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವವರು, ಅಹಂಕಾರರಹಿತರು—ಅಂತಹ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಪುರುಷರೇ ಆ ಲೋಕವನ್ನು ಸೇರುತ್ತಾರೆ।
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that true excellence and eligibility for a higher realm come from ethical virtues—endurance, forgiveness, compassion, obedience to elders/teachers, and freedom from ego—rather than from external achievements or power.
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha) addresses Indra (Śakra), describing the kind of people who attain that exalted realm: those who embody patience, compassion, disciplined respect for gurus/elders, and humility.