Shloka 31
राष्ट्रगुप्ति-संग्रहः
Protection of the Realm and Principles of Revenue & Local Administration
कलत्रमादित: कृत्वा सर्व वो विनशेदिति । अपि चेत् पुत्रदारार्थमर्थसंचय इष्यते
kalatram āditaḥ kṛtvā sarva vo vinaśed iti | api cet putradārārtham arthasañcaya iṣyate ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Kapag sumalakay ang kaaway, ang panganib ay unang tatama sa inyong asawa at sambahayan; at kasama nila, maaaring maglaho ang lahat ng inyong ari-arian. Kahit pa pinahihintulutan ang pag-iipon ng yaman para sa pag-iingat sa mga anak at asawa, alalahanin na sa oras ng kapahamakan, ang mga inaalagaan na siyang dahilan ng pag-iipon ay sila ring unang naaabot ng panganib. Kaya dapat pagnilayan nang may pag-unawa ang pagkapit, pagprotekta, at pag-iingat.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth is often justified as a means to protect one’s family, yet in times of attack or crisis the family becomes the first locus of vulnerability; therefore one should not be blindly attached to possessions or dependents, but act with discernment about security, priorities, and the limits of material protection.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and practical ethics. Here he warns about the consequences of enemy aggression: when danger comes, wives and children are threatened first, and with them one’s accumulated wealth can be lost—prompting reflection on why wealth is gathered and how to respond wisely in adversity.