Shloka 6
राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता
Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement
वेत्ति ज्ञानविसर्ग च निग्रहानुग्रहं तथा । यथोक्त वृत्तेर्थीरस्य क्षेमाश्रमपदं भवेत्
vetti jñāna-visargaṃ ca nigrahānugrahaṃ tathā | yathokta-vṛtter dhīrasya kṣemāśrama-padaṃ bhavet ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ದಾನಮಾಡುವುದನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದು, ನಿಗ್ರಹವೂ ಅನುಗ್ರಹವೂ ಎರಡನ್ನೂ ಅರಿತು, ಉಪದೇಶಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಆಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತವನು—ಆ ಧೀರನು ಯಥಾವಿಧಿಯಾಗಿ ಆಚರಿಸಿದ ಗೃಹಸ್ಥಾಶ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಕ್ಷೇಮಕರ ಪದವಿಯನ್ನೂ ಅದರ ಫಲವನ್ನೂ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rightly lived householder life becomes spiritually fruitful when grounded in (1) proper imparting of knowledge, (2) self-restraint, (3) compassionate benevolence toward beings, and (4) conduct aligned with established dharmic instruction.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising on dharma and right living; here he characterizes the ‘dhīra’ (steadfast person) whose disciplined and compassionate conduct qualifies him to attain the auspicious security and merit associated with the householder stage.