Shloka 15
Śikhaṇḍinī’s Marriage Arrangement and the Daśārṇa Envoy’s Accusation (शिखण्डिनी-विवाह-विप्रलम्भ-प्रसङ्गः)
दैवं हि मानुषोपेतं भृशं सिद्धयति पार्थिव | परस्परविरोधाद्धि सिद्धिरस्ति न चैतयो:
daivaṁ hi mānuṣopetaṁ bhṛśaṁ siddhayati pārthiva | parasparavirodhād dhi siddhir asti na caitayoḥ ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ಭೂಪಾಲ! ಮಾನವಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಜೊತೆಯಾದಾಗಲೇ ದೈವವು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಫಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ಆದರೆ ದೈವ ಮತ್ತು ಪುರುಷಾರ್ಥ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿದರೆ, ಎರಡಕ್ಕೂ ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ದೊರೆಯದು।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Success arises when destiny (daiva) and human effort (puruṣārtha) cooperate; if they clash, neither yields results. The verse urges rulers to align action with circumstances rather than relying on fate alone.
In Udyoga Parva, Bhishma is giving political-ethical counsel to a kingly listener, emphasizing that wise action and divine allotment must work together for outcomes—an important principle in deliberations leading up to war.