Shloka 55
Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)
इति निश्चित्य मनसा रक्षां प्रति स भार्गव: । अन्वतिष्ठत् परं यत्नं यथा तच्छृणु पार्थिव
iti niścitya manasā rakṣāṃ prati sa bhārgavaḥ | anvatīṣṭhat paraṃ yatnaṃ yathā tac chṛṇu pārthiva pṛthvīnātha |
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇങ്ങനെ രക്ഷയുടെ കാര്യത്തിൽ മനസ്സിൽ നിശ്ചയിച്ച്, ആ ഭാർഗവൻ പരമപ്രയത്നം ആരംഭിച്ചു. അത് എങ്ങനെ ചെയ്തുവെന്നു, ഹേ രാജാവേ—ശ്രവിക്കൂ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical resolve: after careful inner determination about safeguarding what must be protected, one should pursue the highest effort. It frames protection (rakṣā) as a dharmic duty requiring firm decision (niścaya) and sustained exertion (yatna).
Bhishma addresses the king and transitions the story: he says that the Bhargava, having decided on a course of action concerning protection, undertook great effort, and Bhishma now invites the king to listen to how that effort unfolded.