Shloka 67

पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation

Devanagari script

चिरकारिक भद्रंं ते चिरकारी चिरं भव । चिराय यदि ते सौम्य चिरमस्मि न दुःखित:,“बेटा चिरकारी! तेरा कल्याण हो। तू चिरकालतक चिरकारी एवं चिरंजीवी बना रह। सौम्य! यदि तू चिरकालतक ऐसे ही स्वभावका बना रहा तो मैं दीर्घकालतक कभी दुखी नहीं होऊँगा'

Transliteration

cirakārika bhadraṁ te cirakārī ciraṁ bhava | cirāya yadi te saumya ciram asmi na duḥkhitaḥ ||

Translation

“ಚಿರಕಾರಿಕ, ನಿನಗೆ ಮಂಗಳವಾಗಲಿ. ನೀನು ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲ ‘ಚಿರಕಾರಿ’—ವಿಚಾರಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಮಾಡುವವನು—ಆಗಿಯೇ ಇರು; ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷ್ಮಾನಾಗು. ಸೌಮ್ಯ, ನೀನು ಇಂತಹ ಸ್ವಭಾವವನ್ನು ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲ ಕಾಯ್ದುಕೊಂಡರೆ, ನಾನೂ ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ದುಃಖಿತನಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.”

Word by Word

चिरकारिकO Chira-kārika (name/title)

भद्रम्welfare, auspiciousness

तेto you

चिरकारीO Chira-kārī (name/title)

चिरम्for a long time

भवbe (you should be)

चिरायfor a long time

यदिif

तेof you / your

सौम्यO gentle one

चिरम्for a long time

अस्मिI am

नnot

दुःखितःunhappy, distressed

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Chirakārika

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises and blesses the habit of acting with patience and careful deliberation (cirakārī). It implies an ethical ideal: restraint and thoughtful timing in action prevent harm and become a source of lasting peace for oneself and others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses Chirakārika directly, offering a benediction. He commends Chirakārika’s steady, unhurried disposition and says that if Chirakārika remains true to this nature, Bhīṣma himself will remain free from sorrow for a long time.