Shloka 7
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
स्नेहजानिह ते पाशान् वक्ष्यामि शृणु तान् मम । सकर्णकेन शिरसा शक्या: श्रोतुं विजानता,'मैं तुम्हें स्नेहजनित बन्धनोंका परिचय देता हूँ, उन्हें तुम मुझसे सुनो। श्रवणेन्द्रियसम्पन्न समझदार मनुष्य ही ऐसी बातोंको बुद्धिपूर्वक सुन सकता है”
snehajān iha te pāśān vakṣyāmi śṛṇu tān mama | sa-karṇakena śirasā śakyāḥ śrotuṁ vijānatā ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Aku akan menghuraikan ikatan-ikatan yang lahir daripada kasih-sayang; dengarlah daripadaku. Hanya orang yang berakal budi—yang fikirannya waspada dan telinganya benar-benar mendengar—mampu mendengar serta memahami nasihat seperti ini dengan tepat.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Affection can become a binding force; therefore one should listen to ethical instruction with full attentiveness and discernment, because only a clear, understanding mind can recognize and loosen such subtle bonds.
In the Śānti Parva instruction sequence, Bhīṣma begins a didactic explanation to the listener (Yudhiṣṭhira) about the ‘nooses’ or constraints produced by attachment, prefacing the teaching by urging careful, intelligent listening.