Shloka 5
उपवासविधि-प्रश्नः
Inquiry into the Discipline of Fasting
प्रत्यक्ष भिन्नहृदया भेदयेयु: कृतं नरा: । श्रियाभितप्ता: कौन्तेय भेदकामास्तथारय:
pratyakṣa-bhinnahṛdayā bhedayeyuḥ kṛtaṃ narāḥ | śriyābhitaptāḥ kaunteya bhedakāmās tathārayāḥ ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ຖ້າພີ່ໃຫຍ່ລົງໂທດຄວາມຜິດຢ່າງເປີດເຜີຍ ໃຈຂອງນ້ອງໆຈະແຕກສະລາຍແລະເຈັບຊ້ໍາ; ແລ້ວພວກເຂົາຈະເລົ່າເຜີຍແຜ່ການປະພຶດອັນຮຸນແຮງນັ້ນໃຫ້ຜູ້ຄົນຮູ້. ເມື່ອເຫັນຄວາມຮັ່ງມີຂອງພວກເຂົາ ສັດຕູຫຼາຍຄົນທີ່ໄໝ້ດ້ວຍຄວາມອິດສາ—ໂອ ລູກແຫ່ງກຸນຕີ—ຈະປາຖະໜາແລະພະຍາຍາມຫວ່ານຄວາມແຕກແຍກໃນພວກເຂົາ».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Discipline should be administered with discretion: public, harsh punishment within a family can fracture hearts and invite outsiders—especially envious enemies—to exploit the resulting resentment and create lasting divisions.
In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira on conduct and governance, he warns that when an elder brother punishes a younger brother openly, the younger may feel humiliated and publicize the grievance; this makes the family vulnerable to enemies who, jealous of their prosperity, seek to foment discord.