Shloka 8
'सुहदोंकी भलाई चाहनेवाले महान् तपोवृद्ध महात्मा धर्मशील गुरु व्यासने, अद्भुत पराक्रमी भीष्मने तथा बुद्धिमान् गोविन्दने समय-समयपर जो सलाह दी है, उसे याद करके मैं उनके आदेशका भलीभाँति पालन करना चाहता हूँ। महाप्राज्ञ पाण्डवो! उन महात्माओंका यह वचन भविष्य और वर्तमानमें भी हम सबके लिये हितकारक है || ५-- ७।। अनुबन्धे च कल्याणं यद् वचो ब्रह्मवादिन: । इयं हि वसुधा सर्वा क्षीणरत्ना कुरूद्वहा:
anubandhe ca kalyāṇaṃ yad vaco brahmavādinaḥ | iyaṃ hi vasudhā sarvā kṣīṇaratnā kurūdvahaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: «Recordando os conselhos dados, vez após vez, por aqueles mahātmā—grandemente fortalecidos pela austeridade e desejosos do bem dos amigos—pelo mestre Vyāsa, firme no dharma; pelo prodigiosamente valente Bhīṣma; e pelo sábio Govinda, desejo cumprir devidamente a sua ordem. Ó Pāṇḍavas de grande entendimento, essas palavras dos grandes seres são benéficas para todos nós, no presente e no futuro. As palavras dos brâmanes conhecedores de Brahman são auspiciosas em suas consequências; pois toda esta terra, ó o melhor dos Kurus, tornou-se exaurida de suas joias (seus mais finos tesouros).»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sage-counsel grounded in sacred insight is judged by its long-term consequences (anubandha): it yields kalyāṇa—welfare and auspicious outcomes. The verse also frames an ethical urgency: after great destruction, the world’s ‘jewels’ (precious resources and exemplary beings) are diminished, so rulers must act with heightened responsibility.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating to Janamejaya, underscores the authority and beneficence of the sages’ words and points to the depleted condition of the earth. The statement functions as a reflective transition in the post-war setting, preparing the listener for counsel and actions aimed at restoration and welfare.