Shloka 155
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
उत्पन्ना कारणे प्रीतिरासीन्नौ कारणान्तरे
utpannā kāraṇe prītir āsīn nau kāraṇāntare
Disse Bhishma: “O afeto que surgiu por uma certa causa não permaneceu conosco quando a causa mudou.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma highlights that affection based on a specific external cause is conditional and unstable; when the underlying reason changes, the feeling often fades. Ethically, this points toward cultivating steadier goodwill grounded in dharma rather than in shifting circumstances.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction, Bhīṣma is explaining a principle about the nature of prīti (affection): it arose for ‘us two’ due to one reason, but when circumstances or motives changed, that same affection did not persist.