Shloka 86
Nīti-upadeśa to a Rājaputra: Self-restraint, Alliances, and Rival-Management (नीतिउपदेशः)
अभ्युद्धरति चात्मानं॑ प्रसादयति च प्रजा: । फिर तो तुम्हें बहुत-से शुद्ध हृदयवाले
abhyuddharati cātmānaṁ prasādayati ca prajāḥ |
Wika ni Bhishma: Ang sinumang namumuhay ayon sa śāstra, at pinipigil ang isip at mga pandama, ay itinataas at inililigtas ang sarili; at sa gayon ding disiplinado at matuwid na asal, napalulugod at napapapayapa rin niya ang bayan. Ang gayong tao’y nagiging bukal ng kasiyahan ng madla, sapagkat ang kanyang pagpipigil-sa-sarili ang sandigan ng makatarungan at matatag na pamamahala at nagbubunsod ng tiwala sa mga nasasakupan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-mastery aligned with śāstra is both personally salvific and socially beneficial: controlling mind and senses uplifts one’s own life and naturally wins the trust and contentment of the people.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and righteous rule; here he emphasizes that a disciplined, śāstra-guided person (especially a ruler) secures his own welfare and also keeps the subjects pleased and peaceful.