Shloka 2
Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)
अन्न ते वर्तयिष्यामि इतिहासं पुरातनम् । यथा रक्षा कृता पूर्व विपुलेन महात्मना
anna te vartayiṣyāmi itihāsaṃ purātanam | yathā rakṣā kṛtā pūrvaṃ vipulena mahātmanā ||
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: “O minamahal, isasalaysay ko sa iyo ang isang sinaunang alamat—kung paanong noong unang panahon, ang dakilang-loob na si Vipula ay nag-ingat at nagbantay sa isang babae, ang asawa ng kanyang guro. Pakinggan mo kung paano isinagawa nang wasto ang pag-iingat na iyon, bilang halimbawa ng dharma na isinasabuhay.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is shown through protective responsibility and self-restraint: a noble person safeguards the vulnerable—especially the guru’s household—without selfish motive, treating protection as a sacred duty.
Bhishma introduces an old exemplary tale. He tells the listener that he will narrate how Vipula, renowned for virtue, once protected his teacher’s wife, setting up a moral illustration for the discussion that follows.