Shloka 14
मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः
Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment
अनुरोधविरोधाभ्यां सम: स्यादचलो ध्रुव: । सुकृतं दुष्कृतं चोभे नानुरुध्येत कर्मणा
anurodha-virodhābhyāṃ samaḥ syād acalo dhruvaḥ | sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ cobhe nānurudhyet karmaṇā ||
Bhīṣma disse: Diante dos pedidos e das objeções dos outros, deve-se permanecer sempre equânime, inabalável e firme. E, por meio das ações, não se deve tornar seguidor nem do mérito nem do pecado (isto é, não agir por desejo de recompensa nem por impulso errado), mas agir com equilíbrio interior constante.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain equanimity when others urge or oppose you, and let your conduct be steady and principled—neither driven by the lure of merit/reward nor pulled into sin; act from inner steadiness rather than external pressure.
In the Shanti Parva’s dharma-instruction setting, Bhishma is advising on right conduct and mental discipline, emphasizing steadiness of mind and independence from social pressure and from the twin pulls of craving for merit and inclination toward wrongdoing.