Shloka 96
अबुद्धिपूर्वकपापविमोचनप्रश्नः — Janamejaya’s Unintended Transgression and the Indrota Rebuke
सा न्याय्या55त्मवता नित्यं त्वद्विधेनानुवर्तितुम् । “भगवानने जातिधर्मके अनुसार हमारी कापोतीवृत्ति बना दी है। आप-जैसे मनस्वी पुरुषको सदा ही उस वृत्तिका पालन करना उचित है
sā nyāyyātmavatā nityaṃ tvadvidhenānuvartitum |
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: “Nararapat sa isang taong may pagpipigil-sa-sarili at matuwid na gaya mo na palagiang sumunod sa ganyang landas ng asal. Hinubog ng Panginoon ang ating likas na hilig ayon sa ating kapanganakan at tungkulin; kaya ang isang marangal ang diwa na tulad mo ay dapat laging tumalima sa hanapbuhay at disiplina na kaayon ng sariling dharma.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person of self-mastery should consistently follow the conduct and vocation that accords with their rightful dharma; one’s duties and disposition are understood as aligned with one’s station, and integrity lies in steady adherence to that rightful path.
In Bhishma’s instruction during the Shanti Parva, he addresses his listener with counsel on proper conduct, affirming that it is fitting for a noble, disciplined person to follow the appropriate dharmic course consistently.