Shloka 9
Nārāyaṇa-tejas: Kṛṣṇa’s Vrata, the Fire-Manifestation, and the Sages’ Inquiry (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय १२६)
सुरापो5सम्मतादायी भ्रूणहा गुरुतल्पग: । तपसा तरते सर्वमेनसश्न प्रमुच्यते
surāpo 'sammatadāyī bhrūṇahā gurutalpagaḥ | tapasā tarate sarvam enasaś ca pramucyate ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Kahit ang umiinom ng nakalalasing, ang nagbibigay ng hindi pinahihintulutan, ang pumapatay ng sanggol sa sinapupunan, at ang lumalapastangan sa higaan ng guro—ang gayong tao ay makakatawid lampas sa lahat ng kasalanan sa pamamagitan ng tapasya, at mapapalaya sa bigat ng pagkakasala.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that even the gravest moral transgressions can be overcome through tapas (austerity/penance), implying the possibility of purification and ethical restoration when disciplined expiation is undertaken.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing on dharma and the means of atonement. Here he lists severe offenses and asserts that austerity can enable one to cross beyond sin and be freed from guilt.