Shloka 146
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
मातुला भागिनेयाश्व तथा सम्बन्धिबान्धवा: । “माता-पिता, पुत्र, मामा, भांजे, सम्बन्धी तथा बन्धु-बान्धव-इन सबमें स्वार्थके सम्बन्धसे ही स्नेह होता है ।। पुत्र हि मातापितरौ त्यजत: पतितं प्रियम्
mātulā bhāgineyāś ca tathā sambandhi-bāndhavāḥ | mātā-pitarau putro māmā bhāñjaḥ sambandhī tathā bandhu-bāndhavāḥ—eteṣu sarveṣu svārtha-sambandhenaiva sneho bhavati || putro hi mātā-pitarau tyajataḥ patitaṁ priyam |
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ମାମା, ଭାଞ୍ଜା, ଏବଂ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀ-ବାନ୍ଧବ; ମାତା-ପିତା, ପୁତ୍ର, ମାମା, ଭାଞ୍ଜା—ଏ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସାଧାରଣତଃ ସ୍ୱାର୍ଥ-ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ ଯେତେ, ସ୍ନେହ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେତେଇ ହୁଏ। ସତ୍ୟ କଥା, ବିପଦରେ ପତିତ ନିଜ ପ୍ରିୟ ମାତାପିତାଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ପୁତ୍ର ତ୍ୟାଗ କରେ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma highlights a hard ethical realism: ordinary worldly affection within families often depends on perceived benefit; when fortune turns, even close relations may withdraw. The implied counsel is to ground one’s conduct in dharma rather than relying on unstable, interest-based attachment.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma continues a reflective discourse on social bonds and moral conduct, using the example of family relationships to illustrate how attachment can be conditional and why a dharmic person should cultivate steadiness and discernment.