Shloka 36
Śara-śayyā-sthita-bhīṣma-saṃvāda-prastāvaḥ
The Prelude to Questioning Bhīṣma on the Bed of Arrows
जन्मसे लेकर आजतक किसीने भी आपमें कोई भी दोष (पाप) नहीं देखा है। सब राजा इस बातको स्वीकार करते हैं कि आप सम्पूर्ण धर्मोके ज्ञाता हैं ।। तेभ्य: पितेव पुत्रेभ्यो राजन् ब्रूहि परं नयम् ऋषयश्चैव देवाश्न॒ त्वया नित्यमुपासिता:
janmase lekar ājatak kisine'pi āpameṁ koī'pi doṣa (pāpa) nahīṁ dekhā hai. sarva rājā isa bātako svīkāra karate haiṁ ki āpa sampūrṇa dharmoke jñātā haiṁ. tebhyaḥ pitevā putrebhyo rājan brūhi paraṁ nayam ṛṣayaś caiva devāś ca tvayā nityam upāsitāḥ.
“Sejak kelahiranmu hingga hari ini, tiada seorang pun pernah melihat sebarang cela—sebarang dosa—padamu. Semua raja mengakui hal ini: bahawa engkau mengetahui seluruh keluasan dharma. Maka, wahai raja, sampaikanlah kepada mereka petunjuk yang tertinggi, seperti seorang bapa kepada anak-anaknya. Kerana para resi dan para dewa juga sentiasa engkau muliakan dan sembah dengan hormat.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral authority in governance arises from a life free of visible wrongdoing and from sustained reverence toward sages and the divine; such a ruler should guide other kings with the highest standard of dharma, like a father instructing his sons.
Vāyudeva addresses a king renowned for faultless conduct and comprehensive knowledge of dharma, urging him to give supreme guidance (paraṁ naya) to other kings, grounding that authority in his lifelong devotion to sages and gods.