Shloka 13
दीर्घदर्शी–दीर्घसूत्र–संप्रतिपत्तिमान् आख्यानम्
The Parable of Foresight, Procrastination, and Presence of Mind
प्रसादयेन्मधुरया वाचा चाप्यथ कर्मणा । महामनाश्चापि भवेद् विवहेच्च महाकुले
prasādayen madhurayā vācā cāpy atha karmaṇā | mahāmanāś cāpi bhaved vivahec ca mahākule ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ຄວນເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາພໍໃຈດ້ວຍຖ້ອຍຄໍາຫວານອ່ອນ ແລະດ້ວຍການປະພຶດທີ່ຖືກທໍາ. ໃຫ້ເປັນຜູ້ໃຈກວ້າງ ແລະໃຫ້ແຕ່ງງານເຂົ້າສູ່ຕະກູນໃຫຍ່. ໃນບົດນີ້ ຄໍາສອນເວົ້າເຖິງການຊໍາລະບາບທີ່ເກີດຈາກການຫາຊັບດ້ວຍທາງອະທໍາ: ກະສັດຜູ້ຖືກຄວາມຜິດເປື້ອນປົ່ນຄວນສຶກສາວິດທັງສາມ ຢູ່ຮັບໃຊ້ໃກ້ຊິດອາຈານແລະພຣາຫມັນ ເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາຍິນດີດ້ວຍຄໍາອ່ອນໂຍນແລະກິດດີ ຝຶກໃຈໃຫ້ເປັນຜູ້ໃຈບຸນ ແລະເສີມຄວາມມັ່ນຄົງທາງສັງຄົມແລະສິນທໍາດ້ວຍການຜູກພັນກັບສາຍຕະກູນສູງ ເພື່ອຄົ້ນຫາຄວາມບໍລິສຸດ ແລະການກັບເຂົ້າສູ່ຊຸມຊົນຂອງຜູ້ຖືກທໍາ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purification and moral restoration are pursued through humility and service: pleasing the learned with gentle speech and righteous action, cultivating generosity of mind, and aligning one’s life with dharmic social norms—presented here as remedies for the taint of unrighteous gain.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma advises on corrective measures for a king stained by adharma. This verse highlights two practical disciplines—sweet speech and good conduct—along with becoming large-minded and forming a marriage alliance with a noble family, as part of a broader regimen of expiation and reintegration.