Shloka 58
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
चिरायते च संतापाच्चिरं स्वपिति वारित: । आवयोश्िरसंतापाददवेक्ष्य चिरकारिक:,“मेरा बेटा चिरकारी कोई दुःख या संताप प्राप्त होनेपर भी कार्य करनेमें विलम्ब करनेका स्वभाव नहीं छोड़ता है। मना करनेपर भी चिरकालतक सोता रहता है। आज हम दोनों माता-पिताका चिरसंताप देखकर वह अवश्य चिरकारी बने'
cirāyate ca santāpāc ciraṁ svapiti vāritaḥ | āvayoḥ cirasantāpād adavekṣya cirakārikaḥ ||
Bhishma berkata: “Walau derita membakar, dia tetap melengah-lengahkan; dan walau ditegah, dia terus tidur lama. Melihat kesengsaraan yang berpanjangan pada kami berdua—ibu bapanya—dia pasti akan bertindak seperti ‘Cirakārī’, mengambil masa sebelum melakukan apa yang patut dilakukan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between haste and delay: a person known for postponing action may, upon witnessing sustained suffering, still choose to act only after careful observation—suggesting that deliberation (even if slow) is tied to responsibility and the weight of consequences.
Bhishma describes someone called/likened to ‘Cirakārī’—a habitual delayer who even sleeps long despite being stopped. Bhishma says that, seeing the prolonged distress of his parents, he will act in accordance with that ‘Cirakārī’ nature—i.e., he will take time before acting.