Shloka 20
Gautama’s Flight, the Enchanted Grove, and the Arrival of Rājadharma
Nāḍījaṅgha
सर्वथा क्षमिणा भाव्यं तथा सत्यपरेण च । वीतहर्षभयक्रोधो धृतिमाप्रोति पण्डित:
sarvathā kṣamiṇā bhāvyaṃ tathā satyapareṇa ca | vītaharṣabhayakrodho dhṛtim āpnoti paṇḍitaḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Sa lahat ng pagkakataon, dapat linangin ang pagpapahinuhod at manatiling tapat sa katotohanan. Ang marunong na nagwaksi na ng labis na pagkalugod, takot, at galit lamang ang nakakamtan ang dhairya—ang katatagan ng isip, ang tunay na lakas na sumusuporta sa dharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate universal forbearance (kṣamā) and unwavering commitment to truth (satya). True dhṛti—steady moral and mental strength—arises when one becomes free from the destabilizing impulses of elation, fear, and anger.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on ethical conduct and inner discipline, emphasizing virtues that stabilize a ruler and any person: patience, truthfulness, and mastery over reactive emotions.