Shloka 62
आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः
Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca
कश्चित् तरति काछ्ेन सुगम्भीरां महानदीम् । स तारयति तत् काष्ठं स च काछेन तार्यते
kaścit tarati kāṣṭhena sugambhīrāṃ mahānadīm | sa tārayati tat kāṣṭhaṃ sa ca kāṣṭhena tāryate ||
Ang isang tao’y makakatawid sa malalim at malawak na ilog sa pag-asa sa isang piraso ng kahoy. Sa pagtawid, naihahatid din niya ang kahoy na iyon nang ligtas sa kabilang pampang, at ang kahoy naman, sa kabilang dako, ang nagiging daan upang siya’y makatawid.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Aid and beneficiary can uplift each other: when one uses a proper support to overcome danger, one also preserves and honors that support. Ethically, help is not one-sided; gratitude and responsible use complete the act of receiving.
Bhishma illustrates his counsel with a simple image: a person crosses a dangerous river using a log or plank; the person reaches safety, and the log also reaches the far bank because it was taken along—showing mutual ‘deliverance’ through association and right use.