Shloka 19
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
विज्ञातमेवं भवतु करिष्ये प्रियमात्मन: । गत्वा55श्रमपदाद् दूरमुटजं कृतवांस्तु सः
vijñātam evaṁ bhavatu kariṣye priyam ātmanaḥ | gatvā āśramapadād dūram uṭajaṁ kṛtavāṁs tu saḥ ||
विज्ञातमेवं भवतु करिष्ये प्रियमात्मनः। गत्वाश्रमपदाद् दूरम् उटजं कृतवान् सः॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical tension between personal inclination (priyam ātmanaḥ) and the discipline expected within an āśrama; choosing what merely pleases oneself can lead one to step outside the intended order and restraint.
A man, having decided to act according to his own preference, leaves the established hermitage area and constructs a separate hut at a distance, signaling a deliberate withdrawal from the prior setting and its norms.