Shloka 102
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
यन्मां भवन्तो वक्ष्यन्ति कार्यमर्थसमन्वितम् । तदहं वै करिष्यामि नात्र कार्या विचारणा
yan māṃ bhavanto vakṣyanti kāryam arthasamanvitam | tad ahaṃ vai kariṣyāmi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ||
Vainya berkata: “Apa jua tugas yang tuan-tuan perintahkan kepadaku, selama ia bermaksud dan berfaedah, pasti akan aku laksanakan. Dalam hal ini, tiada ruang untuk ragu atau menimbang-nimbang lagi.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes steadfast commitment to duty: when a task is purposeful and ethically aligned, one should execute it without wavering, hesitation, or needless second-guessing.
Bhishma, speaking with deference to his interlocutors (“bhavantaḥ”), expresses readiness to carry out whatever meaningful task they assign, signaling disciplined obedience and firm resolve within the counsel-oriented setting of the Shanti Parva.