Shloka 10
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
सापत्यो निरपत्यो वा मुक्तश्वर यथासुखम् | इन्द्रियैरिन्द्रियार्थास्त्वमनु भूय यथाविधि
sāpatyo nirapatyo vā muktaśvara yathāsukham | indriyair indriyārthās tvam anubhūya yathāvidhi ||
மக்கள் இருந்தாலும் இல்லையாலும்—கவலையின்றி நிம்மதியாக வாழ். புலன்களால் புலன்விஷயங்களை அனுபவி; ஆனால் அது நியமம், கட்டுப்பாடு, தர்மமுறைப்படி இருக்கட்டும்.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that worldly enjoyment is not rejected outright; it should be pursued without anxiety and strictly within dharmic limits—regulated, appropriate, and disciplined (yathāvidhi).
In Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising the listener on proper living: regardless of having children or not, one should maintain inner freedom from worry and engage sense-objects only in a lawful, restrained way.