Shloka 150
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
ब्रवीषि मधुरं यच्च प्रियो मे5द्य भवानिति
bravīṣi madhuraṁ yac ca priyo me ’dya bhavān iti |
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Nagsasalita ka nang matamis kapag sinasabi mong, ‘Ngayong araw, ikaw ay mahal sa akin.’ May dahilan maging iyon, kaibigan. Ipaaunawa ko nang malinaw—makinig ka. Ang tao’y nagiging karapat-dapat mahalin dahil sa isang sanhi, at gayundin nagiging karapat-dapat kamuhian dahil sa isang sanhi.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that affection and hostility are not random: people become loved or hated due to identifiable causes—conduct, qualities, and reasons that can be examined ethically.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma responds to a listener’s flattering statement (“you are dear to me today”) and frames it as something explainable by reasons, promising a detailed account of why love and hatred arise.