Shloka 75
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातमुपदेशकृते मया । महान् क्लेशो हि भवति तस्मान्नोपदिशेदिह
etad te sarvam ākhyātam upadeśa-kṛte mayā | mahān kleśo hi bhavati tasmān nopadiśed iha ||
உபதேசம் பற்றிய இவை அனைத்தையும் நான் உனக்குச் சொன்னேன். தகுதியற்றவருக்கு உபதேசம் செய்தால் பெரும் துன்பம் உண்டாகும்; ஆகவே இங்கு யாருக்கும் அநாயாசமாக உபதேசம் செய்யாதே.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Instruction should be given with discernment: teaching those who are unfit or unreceptive leads to trouble for the instructor; therefore counsel should not be offered indiscriminately.
Bhishma concludes a segment of counsel by telling his listener that he has explained everything for the sake of guidance, and he adds a caution about the risks of advising those without proper eligibility.