Shloka 21
Gratitude, Discernment, and the Escalation of Power (Śvā–Dvipī–Vyāghra–Nāga–Siṃha–Śarabha Itihāsa)
संवासजं परं स्नेहमृषिणा कुर्वता तदा । स द्वीपी व्याप्रतां नीतो रिपू्णां बलवत्तर:
saṃvāsajaṃ paraṃ sneham ṛṣiṇā kurvatā tadā | sa dvīpī vyāpratāṃ nīto ripūṇāṃ balavattaraḥ ||
ພີສະມະໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນເວລານັ້ນ ພະລະສີໄດ້ຮັກສາຄວາມເມດຕາອັນສູງສຸດທີ່ເກີດຈາກການຢູ່ຮ່ວມກັນຢ່າງໃກ້ຊິດ ແລະໄດ້ແປງເສືອດາວໃຫ້ເປັນເສືອ ເຮັດໃຫ້ມັນແຂງແກ່ຂຶ້ນຢ່າງຫຼາຍຕໍ່ສັດຕູ. ຂໍ້ນີ້ຊີ້ວ່າ ການຄົບຄົນໃກ້ຊິດແລະການອຸປະຖຳສາມາດປ່ຽນແປງນິໄສແລະພະລັງ ເພື່ອນໍາແນວໂນ້ມເດີມໄປສູ່ການກະທໍາທີ່ມີພະລັງ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Close, sustained association (saṃvāsa) and genuine affection (sneha) can reshape behavior and capacity; nurture and guidance can awaken strength and purposeful action, even in a being with fierce instincts.
Bhīṣma describes a sage who, by maintaining deep companionship-born affection, brings a leopard into active exertion; as a result, it becomes more formidable against its enemies—illustrating transformation through care and proximity.