Shloka 61
सर्वावस्थं॑ त्वमप्येषां द्विजातीनां प्रियं कुरु । इमे हि भूतले देवा: प्रथिता: कुरुनन्दन
sarvāvasthaṁ tvam apy eṣāṁ dvijātīnāṁ priyaṁ kuru | ime hi bhūtale devāḥ prathitāḥ kurunandana ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Em toda circunstância, tu também deves agir de modo a agradar e beneficiar esses duas-vezes-nascidos, ó alegria dos Kurus. Pois eles são afamados na terra como verdadeiros deuses.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should consistently honor and support the dvijas, treating their welfare as a standing duty; the verse frames them as ‘gods on earth,’ underscoring their religious and moral authority within the dharma system.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and governance after the war; here he emphasizes continual respect and favorable conduct toward the twice-born as part of righteous kingship.