Shloka 95

तीर्थवंशोपदेशः

Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

अपराधिषु सस्नेहा मृदवो मृदुवत्सला: । आराधनसुखाश्षापि पुरुषा: स्वर्गगामिन:

Transliteration

aparādhiṣu sasnehā mṛdavo mṛduvatsalāḥ | ārādhanasukhaś cāpi puruṣāḥ svargagāminaḥ ||

Translation

ଯେମାନେ ଅପରାଧୀଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମଧ୍ୟ ସ୍ନେହ ରଖନ୍ତି, ଯାହାଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱଭାବ ମୃଦୁ, ଯେମାନେ ମୃଦୁସ୍ୱଭାବୀଙ୍କୁ ଭଲପାଆନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ ଆଦର-ସେବା କରିବାରେ ହିଁ ସୁଖ ପାଆନ୍ତି, ସେମାନେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଗାମୀ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• अपराधिषु: towards/among offenders
• अपराधिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराधिन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सस्नेहाः: affectionate, with love
• सस्नेहाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सस्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मृदवः: gentle, soft-natured
• मृदवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मृदुवत्सलाः: fond of the gentle (kind to gentle people)
• मृदुवत्सलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु-वत्सल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आराधनसुखाश्च: finding happiness in service/propitiation
• आराधनसुखाश्च: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आराधन-सुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पुरुषाः: men, persons
• पुरुषाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वर्गगामिनः: going to heaven, heaven-bound
• स्वर्गगामिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग-गामिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Svarga

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Compassion even toward wrongdoers, a gentle temperament, affection for the gentle, and joy in serving others are presented as dharmic qualities that generate spiritual merit and lead to a higher posthumous state (svarga).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising on righteous conduct, listing virtues and their fruits; here he states that tenderness, mercy, and delight in respectful service are marks of the virtuous who attain heaven.