Shloka 8
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
तस्मात् समाहित बुद्धया मनो भूतेषु धारयेत् । नापध्यायेन्न स्पृहयेन्नाबद्धं चिन्तयेदसत्
tasmāt samāhita-buddhyā mano bhūteṣu dhārayet | nāpadhyāyen na spṛhayen nābaddhaṁ cintayed asat ||
ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ດ້ວຍປັນຍາທີ່ຮວບຮວມແລະໝັ້ນຄົງ ຄວນວາງໃຈໃຫ້ສະຫງົບຕໍ່ສັດທັງປວງ. ບໍ່ຄວນຄິດຄ້ອນໃນທາງທີ່ເຮັດຮ້າຍ, ບໍ່ຄວນໂລບຢາກ, ແລະບໍ່ຄວນປ່ອຍໃຈໃຫ້ໄຫຼໄປຕາມສິ່ງທີ່ບໍ່ແທ້ ແລະບໍ່ມີຫຼັກຖານ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate a steady, collected intellect and discipline the mind: keep it settled with regard to beings, avoid harmful brooding, avoid craving, and do not chase unreal or unfounded thoughts.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the means to peace after the war; here he emphasizes inner governance—mental restraint and clarity—as essential to ethical living.