Shloka 87
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
यदा हि शोचत: शोको व्यसन नापकर्षति
yadā hi śocataḥ śoko vyasanaṁ nāpakarṣati
Bhīṣma berkata: Apabila seseorang sedang berdukacita, dukacita tidak menghapuskan bencana; ratapan semata-mata tidak dapat membatalkan malang. Maka hendaklah berpaling daripada kesedihan kepada keteguhan hati dan tindakan yang benar; kerana ketabahan dan kebijaksanaan menilai adalah jawapan yang wajar terhadap kesusahan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief by itself does not lessen or remove misfortune; one should move from lamentation to composure, discernment, and dharmic action as the effective way to face adversity.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct and mental discipline after the war; here he emphasizes that sorrow is unproductive unless transformed into steadiness and wise effort.