Shloka 6
Bṛhaspati’s Counsel on Contentment
Santoṣa), Restraint, and Adroha (Non-injury
एवं कौन्तेय भूतानि तं त॑ धर्म तथा तथा । तदा5>त्मना प्रपश्यन्ति तस्माद् बुद्धयस्व भारत,कुन्तीनन्दन! इस प्रकार सम्पूर्ण जीव उस-उस धर्मका उसी-उसी प्रकारसे जब ठीक- ठीक पालन करते हैं, तब स्वयं आत्मासे परमात्माका साक्षात्कार कर लेते हैं; अतः भरतनन्दन! इस समय तुम अपना कर्तव्य समझो
evaṁ kaunteya bhūtāni taṁ dharmaṁ tathā tathā | tadā ātmanā prapaśyanti tasmād budhyasva bhārata ||
Wahai putera Kuntī, apabila segala makhluk menunaikan dharma itu dengan sempurna—masing-masing menurut cara yang sesuai baginya—maka melalui Diri (Ātman) mereka menyaksikan Diri Tertinggi (Paramātman) secara langsung. Oleh itu, wahai Bhārata, bangkitlah dalam kebijaksanaan dan fahamilah kewajipanmu sekarang.
देवस्थान उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rightly performed dharma—appropriate to one’s nature and station—purifies and clarifies inner awareness, culminating in direct realization: through the Ātman one comes to behold the Supreme Reality. Hence the listener is urged to awaken to discernment and embrace duty.
Devsthāna addresses a Kuru prince (invoked as Kaunteya/Bhārata), explaining that disciplined adherence to dharma leads beings to inner realization of the Supreme; the speech turns from doctrine to exhortation, urging the prince to understand and undertake his present obligation.