Shloka 30
Durgātitaraṇa—Conduct for Crossing Difficulties (दुर्गातितरणम्)
इति कृत्यसमुद्देश: कीर्तितस्ते मयानघ । तरन्ते येन दुर्गाणि परत्रेह च मानवा:
iti kṛtya-samuddeśaḥ kīrtitas te mayānagha | tarante yena durgāṇi paratreha ca mānavāḥ || niṣpāpa yudhiṣṭhira ||
निष्पाप! अशा रीतीने मी तुला कर्तव्यांचा संक्षिप्त निर्देश सांगितला; ज्याचे पालन केल्याने मनुष्य इहलोकी व परलोकी—दोन्हीकडे—दुर्गम दुःखांवर मात करतो।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma concludes that he has summarized the essential duties (kṛtya) whose practice enables a person to overcome hardships and suffering in both this life (iha) and the hereafter (paratra).
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma is wrapping up a section of dharma-teaching, stating that he has briefly outlined the required conduct and its benefit: safely crossing life’s dangers in both worlds.