Shloka 60
Treasury Security, Protection of Informants, and the Kalakavṛkṣīya Exemplum (Śānti Parva 83)
यथा स्यात् सुधृतो दण्डो यथा च सुकृतं कृतम् । तथा समीक्ष्य भगवन् श्रेयसे विनियुड्धक्ष्य माम्
yathā syāt sudhṛto daṇḍo yathā ca sukṛtaṁ kṛtam | tathā samīkṣya bhagavan śreyase viniyujjhakṣya mām, bhagavan |
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ— “ଭଗବନ୍! ରାଜଦଣ୍ଡ ମୋ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଦୃଢ଼ ଓ ନ୍ୟାୟପୂର୍ବକ ଧାରିତ ହେଉ, ଏବଂ ମୋ ହାତରେ ସତ୍କର୍ମମାନେ ହିଁ ସଫଳ ହେଉ—ଏହା କିପରି ସମ୍ଭବ, ସେଥିରେ ବିଚାର କରନ୍ତୁ। ସବୁକିଛି ସମୀକ୍ଷା କରି ମୋତେ ପରମ ଶ୍ରେୟସ୍ର ପଥରେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ କରନ୍ତୁ।”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power (daṇḍa) must be held steadily and used rightly, and governance should aim at producing genuine good actions; therefore one should seek wise guidance to be directed toward śreyas—true welfare rather than mere expediency.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and statecraft, Bhishma addresses a revered authority (bhagavan), requesting counsel so that he may uphold royal discipline properly and act in ways that lead to the highest good.