Shloka 5
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
यत् कृतं स्याच्छुभं कर्म पापं वा यदि वाश्षुते । तस्माच्छुभानि कर्माणि कुर्याद् वा बुद्धिकर्मभि:
yat kṛtaṃ syāc chubhaṃ karma pāpaṃ vā yadi vāśnute | tasmāc chubhāni karmāṇi kuryād vā buddhi-karmabhiḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Anumang gawa ang gawin ng tao—mabuti man o masama—ang bunga nito ay siya rin ang tiyak na magdaranas. Kaya sa isip, sa talino, at sa gawa, lagi niyang piliin at isabuhay ang tanging mabubuting gawa.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person must personally experience the consequences of his own actions; therefore one should deliberately cultivate and perform only wholesome (śubha) actions through thought, discernment, and conduct.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira by emphasizing personal moral accountability and urging sustained commitment to virtuous action.