Shloka 4
अहिंसयित्वा ब्रह्महत्याविधानम् / Brahmahatyā incurred without physical violence
भीष्म उवाच श्रद्धापूतो नरस्तात दुर्दान्तोी5पि न संशय: । पूतो भवति सर्वत्र किमुत त्वं महाद्युते
bhīṣma uvāca śraddhāpūto naras tāta durdānto 'pi na saṁśayaḥ | pūto bhavati sarvatra kim uta tvaṁ mahādyute ||
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ତାତ! ଦମନ କରିବାକୁ କଠିନ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ମଧ୍ୟ କେବଳ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାରେ ପବିତ୍ର ହୁଏ—ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ। ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାପୂତ ପୁରୁଷ ସର୍ବତ୍ର ପବିତ୍ର; ତେବେ, ହେ ମହାତେଜସ୍ବୀ, ଧର୍ମାନୁକୂଳ ସ୍ୱଭାବ ଥିବା ତୁମ ପବିତ୍ରତାରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ କ’ଣ?
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śraddhā (faithful reverence) has a purifying power: even a person lacking self-control can become purified through sincere faith; therefore, a dharmic and noble person’s purity is even more certain.
Bhishma addresses a ‘mighty’ listener (a king/hero in context) to reassure him: purity and worthiness are grounded in śraddhā, and the listener—being dharma-inclined—should have no doubt about his own purity.