Shloka 54
Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)
इत्येवं धर्ममालोक्य वेदवेदांश्व सर्वश: । तपश्च विपुलं दृष्टवा गुरोरात्मन एव च
ity evaṁ dharmam ālokya vedavedāṁś ca sarvaśaḥ | tapaś ca vipulaṁ dṛṣṭvā guror ātman eva ca, pṛthvīnātha |
Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Kaya nga, O panginoon ng lupa, matapos masiyasat ang dharma, matapos pag-isipang mabuti ang mga Veda at ang mga sangay nitong kaalaman, at matapos isaalang-alang ang saganang pag-aayuno at pagninilay ng kanyang guro at ng kanyang sarili, si Vipula na mula sa angkan ni Bhrigu ay nagpasya sa kanyang isipan sa nabanggit na paraan upang ipagtanggol ang asawa ng kanyang guro. Ngayon, makinig habang isinasalaysay ko ang dakilang pagsisikap na kanyang isinagawa pagkatapos.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical action should be grounded in a careful examination of dharma and informed by sacred learning; when protecting what is entrusted to one (especially the guru’s household), one must act with disciplined resolve, guided by tapas and thoughtful deliberation rather than impulse.
Bhishma transitions into describing Vipula’s decisive plan and strenuous effort to safeguard his teacher’s wife. The verse frames Vipula’s decision as the result of reviewing dharma, consulting Vedic knowledge, and weighing the spiritual power (tapas) of both guru and disciple.